Nyrae Dawn

“If you aren't a pissed-off cat, you shouldn't make noises like one.~Freeing Carter”

“You're doing fucking awesome, Colt whispers in my ear and I can't help but smile at that. Only he would use the word 'fuck' at my mom's funeral.”

“— ¿Lo soy? ¿Tu chica, quiero decir?— Creo que es así, a menos que solo me estés utilizando por mis habilidades de besuqueo.”

“Pity isn't the only thing I don't do. Princesses are high on my lists too.”

“¿Cómo puedes estar seguro que quieres algo más que a nada en el mundo, saber cómo es correcto para ti, pero todavía estás asustado de que vas a meter la pata?”

“—Sabía que había algo diferente en ti desde el principio. Incluso si yo no hubiera salido para llegar a ti ese primer día, tú lo habrías logrado. Admiro eso, ¿sabes? Que no dejas que nada te desanime. Que sigues luchando. Como yo.”

“—Entonces, ¿qué es lo que deseas buscar en primer lugar? ¿Leones, tigres, elefantes? Tenemos el zoológico entero en nuestras manos.Pero no sólo se siente como el zoológico. En este mismo segundo, por primera vez, se siente como si tuviera el mundo en mis manos y voy a extender la mano y agarrarlo. Incluso si es sólo temporal. O si a él sólo parezco gustarle porque su familia lo hace, lo tomo.”

“Todo lo que quiero ahora mismo es hacer lo mejor. Cuidar de ella. Eso es lo que haces ¿verdad? Cuando alguien es importante para ti, tu cuidas de ellos. Tratas de tirar el dolor lejos, tirarlo hacia ti si puedes, porque es más fácil pelear con sus demonios que correr el riesgo de que ella quede con alguna cicatriz. Me gustaría pelear con todos si pudiera.”

“—Primero de todo, estás loco. Soy mucho más caliente que tú. Y segundo, estoy siendo serio, hombre. Somos como, Batman y Robin. Scooby y Shaggy. En realidad, ninguno de esos dúos tiene nada que hacer con nosotros. Somos Sebastian y Jaden. ¿A quién voy a conseguir para que me ayude a ver a las chicas? Quiero decir, ¿quién más podría lograr ese baile de “I’m Sexy and I Know it”, sino nosotros?”

“you're just pissed you liked it”

“I let her catch me. I like it when she catches me. But last summer, she stopped chasing. It sucks.”

“Don’t cry, Princess. You know what they say. You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet your prince.”

“Is it crazy that I’m proud of her for standing up to me at the same time that I’m pissed at her?”

“I feel like a dick for being an ass.”

“Colt lies on my bed and pulls me down behind him. I expect him to go for my clothes, but instead he kisses me again. “Blanket.” I mutter, between kisses. “If you’re cold I’m doing something wrong.”

“There’s no talking. No laughing. Nothing but eager hands and sad eyes.”

“My face is in his neck and I think if I was going to cry, this would be the perfect place to do it”

“But when he smiles? Really smiles, it’s perfect. Like toothpaste commercial, boy-next-door beauty that makes it really hard to be pissed at him.”

“Everything’s not always black and white, Princess. Sometimes we have to do shit because there’s not another choice. Maybe you should think about that before you snub your nose at me.”

“A laugh jumps out of my mouth, surprising me. I can’t even remember the last time I laughed and it puts me on edge. I suddenly want to do the same thing to her. Let her see how it feels to teeter on that cliff.”

“Yo podría no ser capaz de hacer mucho por ti, pero yo voy a guardar tus secretos.”

“¿Acaso esto era de lo que se trataba el amor? ¿Pensar que una chica se veía hermosa en su pijama y sus gafas? ¿Que probablemente yo era el único que ella había dejado que la viera usándolas? ¿Era esa una cosa buena o una cosa mala?”

“I'll be like your bodyguard or something. Me Tarzan. You Jane.”

“Our lips moved together perfectly. A perfect match. Because we had skills like that.”

“Words are so ridiculous sometimes. They don't really mean anything, but they're all I have.”

“Still I pulled her into a hug, because I knew she let me off the hook on purpose and yeah, I'm a guy and I love my mom. So shoot me. I'm man enough to hug her without feeling like a mama's boy.”

“Was this what love was? Thinking a girl looked beautiful in her pajamas and glasses? ~ What a Boy Wants”

“Only real men can pout without losing their masculinity. I have nothing to worry about there. ~What A Boy Wants”

“Who would have known kissing someone you love was so much better than kissing other girls?”

“Just touching her like this. Holding her face as our bodies touched everywhere made me feel like a freakin' rock star.”

“My skin tingled a little where she touched me. I was totally aware of that one spot more than I'd been aware of anything in my whole life. I didn't know if I wanted the feeling to go away or to feel it forever.”

“You never know what's going to happen. You have to have faith. All the heartache I've felt is worth it. I've met Roger and I'm willing to risk the heartache because, not only do I think he's worth it, but I'm worth it.”

“Here was my epicness, because despite how things turned out, I wouldn't be anywhere else. I wouldn't want anyone else to take care of her. To watch her sleep.”

“It's okay.' I rubbed my stomach.'These abs have been known to bring down much tougher girls. I won't tell anyone you want me.”

“This is my friend, Sebastian.' 'Best friend,' I blurted out and then wanted to punch myself in the face for sounding so dumb. At this rate, I'd be painting nails with her any day now. Thank God, Jaden wasn't here.”

“Buried deep-deep under that teenage boy exterior, you, Sebastian Hawkins, are a sweetheart.”

“I had to drink my first cup of soy milk with her. People bond over that shit.”

“We're guys. Half the time, we don't know who we are. It helps things become a lot easier if we know who you are.”