“I needed him like I'd never needed anyone.”

“Why did everyone think I needed a new boyfriend? I didn't need a new boyfriend. I'd had enough of boyfriends to last a lifetime. The only thing a boyfriend was good for was a shattered heart.”

“Patch was in my life for a reason. I needed him. We were two halves of the same whole.”

“Vee never needed a reason to do something stupid. Sad thing was, most of the time I didn't either.”

“You’re crowding me. I need— room.”... What I needed were boundaries. I needed willpower. I needed to be caged up, since yet again I was proving I couldn’t be trusted in Patch’s presence. I should have been bolting for the door, and yet … I wasn’t.”

“I don’t like the idea of dragging you into something that could get messy fast. If you need one more reason, I love you. This is uncharted territory for me, but I need to know that at the end of the night, I have you to come home to.”

“I need to brush my teeth. And I need a shower."He grinned, hopping off the bike. "Now that is an invitation.”