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Most people like to be comfortable.
I don’t need people to like me; I just need them to respect me as much as common decency warrants and leave me alone the rest of the time.
“I think it’s time I show you the consequences of your actions, nerd. What do you think about that?”
The author had me until he called her a nerd. I've never seen a real bully call someone a nerd before.
“If you’re looking for Prince Charming and I’m your best shot, you are in a truly dire situation.”
“You want to know something, Ellis? I’ve got bad news for you, so listen up. Sometimes people do bad shit to you, and they don’t get punished; they get away with it. Hell, sometimes they get rewarded for it. If all this shit with Jake didn’t show you that, if all this shit with me hasn’t shown you that, maybe you’re not as smart as you think you are.”
“We aren’t what is done to us,” I tell him. “People are going to hurt us, and it’s going to be hard, and sometimes we might never get closure. We might never understand why. But that’s the reason I asked. Maybe deserve isn’t the right word. People don’t get what they deserve, people just get what they get, and then they have to make the best of it.”
“Don’t worry,” I assure him. “Apparently I only go out with guys I DON’T like.”
“I can make you do a lot of things, but I can’t make you trust me. That, you have to give me.”
Sighing, I settle my hands on his arms around my waist and lean back into him. “I really want to like you.” Nuzzling his face into my neck, he murmurs, “You should. I recommend it.”
“I spend every day of my life with people who like the look of a mask I wear, Zoey. You’re the only person who likes what’s underneath better.”
“Do you want me to fight tonight?” I inquire. Carter shakes his head. “Nah. I want to make love to you tonight.”
A romantic relationship can be the icing on the life-cake, not the flour in the batter.”
I love being the place he puts his darkness. I love being the keeper of the secret of who Carter really is. I love him, dammit. I didn’t entirely mean it when the words slipped out that night in a post-orgasmic bliss bubble, but God help me, I do. I love Carter Mahoney, and that means I am well and truly fucked.
“Even if I mean it. I would rather you force me than sleep with someone else. I know you’d take care of me after, if something went wrong. Whatever happens between you and me, I can handle. I just don’t want you with anyone else.”
“Do you know what you’ve done, princess? You just gave me the keys to the kingdom. There’s no stopping me now.”
