“I want to give myself a ridiculous nickname. Something like “Knuckle Cock,” only not so flowery and romantic sounding.”
“I'm no good for you, Bella''Don't be ridiculous.' I wanted to sound angry, but it sounded like I was begging. ”
“She hated their new nickname. It made them sound like deranged Barbie dolls.”
“I met two twins, each named Dakota. I nicknamed the older one North, and the younger one I called—you guessed it—Cock Tease.”
“I really wanted something, giving myself permission to screw up wasn't an option”
“I am a hopeless romantic. A silly, ridiculous, foolish romantic. I live in a fantasy land. I need to get real. And now, for the first time, I want to get real. I want a real relationship with a real man in the real world–-with all the real problems, faults, and whatever comes with it.”