“What color are your panties?”

“Time doesn't heal all wounds, handy lie though it may be. Time forces acceptance of what cannot be changed.”

“Sol closed his eyes, tilted his head up for a moment before opening them and meeting my dazed gaze. He leaned his forehead against mine, and said the last thing I ever expected."I've been searching my entire life for you." I burst out laughing. I couldn’t help it that had to be the funniest thing anyone had ever said to me…ever. I rested my hand on my stomach, and was bent over at the waist when I heard him clear his throat. I looked up, immediately sobered and stood tall, staring him in the eye."Does that line generally work well for you?" I asked with as straight a face as I could manage.He shifted his weight, raised his hands in mid-air and said, "Usually. Women tend to fall at my feet, and beg me to take them home." "Arrogance and egotism know no bounds, I see.""When you've lived as long as I have, you take your kicks where you can get them.”

“With each daunting step, the armor I’d always worn like a protective cloak unraveled, and my footing faltered.”

“Are we here to screw around, or ask twenty questions about each other?” ~ Samantha”

“Whom do you want first, Aline?" ~ Vampire Meri”

“I pulled myself together and retreated to the coffee shop’s bathroom to refresh. Sol’s eyes caressed my body as I walked away, the soft stroke of a feather up and down my skin, and the attention didn’t make me feel uncomfortable in the least. I smiled as I suddenly realized I’d subconsciously put an extra roll in my hips. Truthfully, it pleased me to think he might be as attracted to me as I was to him.”