Touch the Lightning Quotes

“He didn’t reply to that, and when I studied his face a little, his eyes were trained on mine. Almost like he was seeing me for the first time. “You okay, babe?” I asked. He smiled again, slow and dazed. “I love you,” he murmured. My heart thumped and my pulse rapid-fired in my veins. He just said . . . He just said the words. He just told me he loved me.”
― N.R. Walker, Touch the Lightning

“That man tells you he loves you every time he looks at you. You’re just not listening to his language.” I wasn’t sure I followed. “What?” “The way he looks at you,” she said with a gentle smile. “He might not be able to say the words, but the way he looks at you . . . just screams how much he loves you. You need to listen in other ways. Listen to his love language, Tully. It’s all right there. The way he looks at you when you’re not looking at him. The way he smiles when you laugh. If you could see that . . . Tully, it’s written all over his face.”
― N.R. Walker, Touch the Lightning

“He bit his bottom lip and brought my nose to his. “How good are you at maths?” Huh? “What?” “Maths. How’s your subtraction?” “Normally pretty good, but right now I’m just confused. Please don’t make me do maths. I’m not thinkin’ with my big brain right now.” He smiled. “What’s seventy minus one?” Even my lust-addled and confused big brain could work that out. I kissed him with smiling lips. “I’m gonna seventy minus one you so hard.”
― N.R. Walker, Touch the Lightning

“If I were a breed of dog, what breed would I be?” “What kind of question is that?” “A very serious and important kind of question.” He was quiet for a second. “A golden retriever. Shaggy blond hair, cutest smile, big brown eyes, kindest heart. The very goodest of boys.”
― N.R. Walker, Touch the Lightning