“Damn it, kiss me, Luce.”
“By way of conclusion, Luce said, I lived through it [the rape], so if you can't stand to hear it, you can take me home and go to hell. Men get so damn strange sometimes.”
“You intend to kiss me and yet you are going to all this damn trouble about it.”
“He nodded and leaned down to kiss me. I let him, Dad be damned.”
“You said somebody beat me to damning you.”“Melodrama. Did it curry favor? You kissed me.”You don‘t feel damned?”“God said, Let there be light. I said, Say please.”
“Lord, I’m gettin’ addicted to your kisses, AJ. I feel plain, damn drugged when you’re kissin’ me. I feel plain, damn lost myself when you ain’t around.”