Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1)

by Lucy Score

“I don’t know if child labor laws are different in Virginia. But I asked for an extra pillow, not to be robbed by a pint-sized criminal.”

I added “phone etiquette” to the growing list of things Knox Morgan was bad at.

Which made me recall Knox and his penis this morning. Whoops.

“If this is what it takes to get out of this fucking store without passing out from a goddamn hard-on, I’m buying you the fucking underwear.”

“You’re telling me he’s a grumpy, overprotective hottie next-door and you’re not going to sleep with him? How wasteful.”

“Because sometimes people don’t know how to ask for what they really need. You needed a hug.” “No. I didn’t,” he rasped. He was quiet for a long moment, and I listened to his heartbeat. “I needed you.”

“You’ve got an opinion on everything. Even on how I fuck you.” “Especially on how you fuck me.”

“So is setting an example for your niece about how she doesn’t need to turn herself inside out to be loved. How she doesn’t need to set herself on fire to keep someone else warm. Demanding to have your own needs met isn’t problematic—it’s heroic, and kids are watching. They’re always watching. If you set an example that tells her the only way she’s worthy of love is by giving everyone everything, she’ll internalize that message.”

“There’s a difference between taking care of someone because you love them and taking care of someone because you want them to love you,”