April

“Just a kiss, Kitten.”
“Kitten?” No one called her that.
His mouth curved. “You’re skittish, wanting my touch, but afraid. Deciding if you want to claw me or purr for me. Like a kitten.”
She lifted an eyebrow. “What if I claw you?”
“Bring it, baby. That”
― Jennifer Lyon, The Proposition

“I can tell you have a good heart..." I sighed, opening the door to the outside." ... because the minute I met you, I wanted to fight for it.”
― Rachel Van Dyken, Ruin

“I can tell you have a good heart…” I sighed, opening the door to the
outside. “…because the minute I met you, I wanted to fight for it.”
She was silent.
“That’s how you can tell when someone has a good heart.”
“When you want to start a war?” She laughed, clearly trying to lighten my
mood.
“Nah.” I sighed.
“When you want to be the one to make it beat.”
― Rachel Van Dyken, Ruin

“You were my fucking sanctuary, that’s what you were to me. You were my guilty indulgence. I should’ve stayed away from you, but I couldn’t. I still can’t. Jeezus. Look at me. I’m damn near on my knees here”
― Tijan, Broken and Screwed 2