Playing for Keeps (Even the Score, #3)
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"You, angry, is absolutely fucking delicious."
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"Looks like you’re stuck with me, ice princess."
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He was too much. Adam Russell was too much and every time I looked at him, there was an entire emporium of butterflies in my stomach, which was not the right reaction. I needed that impersonal distance between us.
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"Piper, you inspire me to help. You inspire me to be proactive in my community!"
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I was sure she had a bright blush on her cheeks and probably furious eyes. My favorite Piper combination.
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"People are going to take advantage of you. It happens," he said softly. "You have to be on top of it. And to be on top of it, any time someone says something, you play a game. The game goes, every time someone tells you something, you think, what do they get from telling me this? If they’re lying, what do they gain?"
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You have to protect yourself from the distractions.
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"Gorgeous hunk of man."
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“That’s why none of it matters. Just enjoy it while it lasts.”
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“Piper, your father’s an archaeologist. He’s professionally dug up plenty of bodies, I’m sure the two of us could put one in the ground together.”
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“I have literally been flustered around you since the moment you met me,”
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This girl’s going to be the death of me.
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“I’m in love with you. And I don’t know what to fucking do about it. I don’t understand this stuff like you do. And you’re the person I can’t talk to about it. Fuck. You’re never going to see me like how I see you. And it’s fucking killing me, ice princess”
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“You’re such a great guy. And I’d never in a million years want you to think that I think otherwise.”
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I was on top of the world, over the fucking moon, and Piper was so sweet. She was so lovely and wonderful and everything I wanted.
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“That was your second chance, asshole,” Adam retorted before a crack rang in the air as he slammed his fist into Thomas’s jaw.
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This guy disrespected Piper, and he had to learn his fucking lesson.
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“You make me feel so…brave. You make me feel brave. I couldn’t have done that without you.”
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“You make me feel better,” I admitted.
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Oh my god. I’m obsessed with this man.
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It fucked me up and I know I’m not what you were expecting, but I’m your soul connection, Piper. It’s me. Right here. I’m the one for you.
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"Well, I have that fucked-up kind of love for you," he admitted, drawing me closer. "If you ever divorce me, I’ll keep a shrine in my house."
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"Whatever you want, ice princess. My dick, your command. I love you."
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"If a man wants his lady to stay over, he has to be prepared."
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Nobody ever talks about how hard it is not to touch someone you want to touch forever.
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There’s never a point where you need to stay where you’re at. You can always change.”
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"Kid, taking care of yourself is not a sign of weakness."
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“You take care of me all the time. This is how I’m going to take care of you. By being there and loving you and I know you love me. So I’m going to show you how it feels to be loved too.”
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"As long as that tattoo lasts, I’ll love you," he whispered against the curve of my mouth, kissing me again. I gently pushed him away. "There’s tattoo removal places." "I don’t believe in those. Sorry." "You could tattoo over it." "Goddammit, ice princess." He sighed and leaned down to press his lips to my neck, kissing me all over. "I’m trying to tell you we’re getting buried next to each other."