Bilal

“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
― Allen Saunders

“The courage of husbands is directly proportionate to the proximity of the wife.”
― Steven Erikson, Fall of Light

“Jeez, how old are you?” I total y knew how old he was, but I wanted to pick.

Aiden cracked his neck. “I turn twenty-one in October.”
“Huh.” I shook the bottle. “So have you always been so…
mature?”
His brows furrowed. “Mature?”
“Yeah, you sound like a dad.” I deepened my voice and tried to look stern. “‘Don’t look at me that way’ or else.”
Aiden blinked slowly. “I don’t sound like that and I didn’t say ‘or else.’”
“But if you had, what would the ‘or else’ be?” I hid my grin with the bottle.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Half-Blood