Jaci Burton

“Ella: "Why can't I stay mad at you?"Clay: "Because I'm irresistible."Ella: "You probably use that line on the ladies. And it probably works."Clay: "It does."Ella: "God. You're unbelievable."Clay: "They all say that, too.”

“Your hands are cold. You're pale. I never thought a declaration of love would make a woman sick.”

“I love you. I hope you can get used to me saying that. A lot.”

“Liz: "Talking is overrated."Gavin: "Now you sound like a guy."Liz: "That's why you like me."Gavin: "Because you're a guy?”

“Add now you're mine. Do you understand that? You don't give this pussy to anyone else while we're playing. You're mine.”

“He pushed her jacket off her shoulders. It was warm in the room now, and she was comfortable in her sleeveless top. He skimmed his hands downher arms, and he drew her against him."I missed holding you.""I m sure you haven t been lonely without me."He stopped and pulled her back. "There hasn't been anyone since I was with you. Believe that. All I did after you left was play ball and brood a lot.”

“Loving someone gave them power over you, and she wasn't ready to do that just yet.”

“I have no idea. He just keeps popping up, so I keep having sex with him”

“tyler said she was good, but she was having sex with him, so his vote didn't count”

“he loved touching her, loved seeing the spark oh passion in her eyes when he rolled his thumb over her nipple.”

“You like a woman on top?""I like you in my lap”

“I'm going to make you come, Peaches. And then I'm going to slide my dick in you and make love to you and make you come again.”

“But I'm gonna be the one to get you off tonight. More than once.”

“I could make you come, Peaches.”

“Honey, you hurt him and men don’t take that well. They shove their emotions deep inside where you can’t hurt them again. In many ways they’re a lot like women, though they’d deny that.”

“and your thighs. I can't wait to feel them wrapped around me.”

“yeah. It's amazing. And when I'm not so damn hard I want to explode, I'm going to lick it all over. But right now there are other parts of you I want to lick”

“You're dressed way too nIce for what I have in mind to do to you.”

“I think you should come home with me tonight and we can talk about it," she said "Ready when you are”

“honey, I am that good. I know what you want, and I can give it to you. Anytime you want it. Anytime I want it. That's why you want to be here with me”

“All he knew was that he had fun with Elizabeth last night, and his dick wanted more of her.”

“He didn't date women. He fucked them”

“I'm going to fuck you, hard. I'm going to use your body until I come inside you. And then we're going to play. All night long”

“Love is a damned frightening thing.”

“Washing dishes is the great equalizer. It solves many a dispute.”

“She leaned against him, listening to his strong heartbeat as they cuddled together.Maybe he didn’t say all the right things, and maybe he didn’t do it all in the right way, but he was hers, and she was his, and they’d figure it all out together. Because she knew now that both of them were in this for the long haul, and that he’d be there for her no matter what.And that’s what counted the most.”

“Yet she was so sweet. She wasn’t a hard-ass, wasn’t jaded after all that had been done to her. In bed, she was giving and generous. And she smiled a lot. She seemed to enjoy life.Whereas he’d been nothing but a giant pain in the ass, taking for granted everything that had been given to him. He’d had it so easy, while his parents had struggled to give him a good life so all he had to do was go out and live his dream.He and Savannah were as different as night and day. How could she tolerate being around him? He was nothing but a spoiled football player who craved the spotlight. He didn’t deserve to be sharing a bed with her. She needed someone who cared for her, who thought of nothing but her, who’d give up everything just to give her the kind of life she deserved.He sucked in a breath and realized it was time he made some serious life changes. It was time to go all in and stop hesitating about the things he really wanted in his career. In his life.It was time to start taking some chances.”

“I know.” He leaned in and brushed his knuckles across her cheek. “And you can try and pretend it’s okay. That you’re strong and tough and you don’t need anyone. That you didn’t need her. But that’s all bullshit. I know it, and you know it.”Savannah stared at Cole.“You’re so pushy. I told you my story. Why can’t you leave it alone?”“Have you ever dealt with it?”She’d spent so many years holding it all inside.“I’m here right now, aren’t I? I obviously dealt with my past.”“I’m not talking about surviving it. Yeah, you survived it. But you haven’t let go of it.” He rubbed her arm. “What she did to you mattered. It wasn’t fair.”He was wrong. She was fine. It didn’t matter. She had always shown everyone how strong she was.“Show me how you feel, Peaches.”Her bottom lip trembled. She got up, walked to the window to look outside, staring at the darkness, not really seeing anything but the years falling away, stripping away the cool, confident woman she was now, revealing the scared little girl she once was. She’d vowed to never go back to that place, to never revisit those feelings again, yet here she stood.Cole wrapped his arms around her. She stiffened.“It’s okay to be vulnerable, Savannah, to let someone see you scared.”“I’m not scared. Not anymore.”

“Yeah, you’re a juicy little marshmallow, all right.”

“Men are obtuse. You have to beat them over the head with a frying pan to get them to notice things.”

“What’ll it be?”“I’ll have a beer. Bottled. Not light.”“Careful there, Ty,” Jenna said as she popped the top off and slid the bottle to him. “Don’t want to put on too much weight, or you’ll have trouble holding your stick.”He grabbed the bottle and held it to his lips. “Never had any complaints about my abilities with my stick so far.”Jenna arched a brow. “And you’re here alone? With that charm? Shocking.”

“Elizabeth lifted her head and glared at him. “I don’t want you to take me home. You’re fired.”“So you told me. I’m taking you home anyway. You can fire me again when we get there.”“Okay.” Her head dropped to his shoulder, and she was blissfully quiet on the ride home.”

“I think you’re worth fighting for, Elizabeth. Even if I’m fighting you for you.”

“She made a good point. So did her nipples.”

“A toast to great sex and a man who knows what to do with his cock.”

“See, that's the problem with men and women and relationshits. Shit. Relasinsips. Dammit. Relationships. There, I got it.”

“She was like his favorite candy - hard on the outside but a soft surprise on the inside.”

“Shut the front door!”

“Bastard.""You love me.""Yes, I do. Now let me come.”

“I love you, asshole."Then Gavin laughed. "Right back at you, dickhead.”

“You dance really well.” “I took ballet lessons.” She tilted her head back to search his face, certain he was joking. “You did not.” “I did. Several of us on the team did. Good for coordination.” Resisting the laugh that bubbled up in her throat, she said, “Somehow I can’t picture you in tights and a tutu.” But he did laugh. “We made sure no one with a camera got within miles of the studio.”

“If he licked her there, she'd rob a bank for him. When she felt his tongue glide across her throat, she quivered all over. Mick tightensed his hold on her, and the bastard did it again.”

“It's in our genetics. It's why women are the master species. We give birth and we can walk in heels.”

“Sylvia Day's writing is stunningly sensual.”

“Sometimes your world falls apart. And it’s okay for you to let people in and let them see you crumble”

“Granted, physical attraction is what gets you in the door. But there has to be something beyond that to want to keep you there.”

“That’s what love is all about, babe. Forgiveness.”

“Unfortunately, there's no test of compatibility to see how couples will survive together, despite what they say on those online dating sites. There's always a risk you take when you agree to spend the rest of your life with someone.”

“There was no way she could rock against him, filled with him, and not be affected. This wasn’t a quick coupling in the dark—it was no-holds-barred, lights-on, open-eyed lovemaking with a man who wouldn’t accept anything less than her total surrender.”

“She threw her hands in the air. “Of course I was tense. You were kissing and touching me and I was turned on like crazy. Also, I haven’t had a decent orgasm in like six freaking months. Are you reading my lips here? Six. Months. You’d be tense, too, wouldn’t you?”Dante gaped at her. Anna threw him a murderous glare.“Are all men this dense or just you? Jesus, Dante, do I have to draw you a road map to my vagina, or are you grabbing a clue?”