“I wanted to hit him.I wanted to hold him.I wanted to shout myself into his ear.”

“I wanted to shout myself into his ear.”

“I didn't tell Ôtani I love him because I want to make out with him.I just love him, that's all.And I want to be with him all the time, even if we're just goofing around and hanging out like we always are.”

“And she wanted for a moment to hold and devour him, wanted his mouth, his ears, his coat collar, wanted to surround him and engulf him…”

“I crave his presence, his body, his voice, his laugh, his everything.I need him.I need Trent.”

“Those words.Samuel’s thirteen words became heartbeats-became my reasons to breathe in- and out of that moment.More than blood, I wanted him.I whispered, “Why did you want to know my name?”“Because my heart needed a name to beat to.”I grinned. “Is your heart always so delirious?”“Would it be a heart if it was anything else?”