Cherished Quotes

“Is it safe?” Gray asked, crossing his arms. I rolled my eyes. “I even rented helmets.” That, more than the scooter color, was a sign that Westin had changed me.”
― Emilia Emerson, Cherished

“She kicked you out?” Liam asked with a grin. “Something about how I’d distract her,” Bear mumbled. “As if that’s a bad thing.”
― Emilia Emerson, Cherished

“They don’t get the fucking credit for us being together. I would have found you some other way, I know it. No force in the universe could have kept me away from you.”
― Emilia Emerson, Cherished

“I want to be your ride or die on all your adventures,” I said. “I never want to hold you back. But you’ve also got to fight to stay with us, to stay alive.” “I feel like I’ve been racing towards death this whole time,” Westin whispered. “I know, baby. But our lives are just getting started, and you’ve got to stick around to see how good it’s going to get.”  “You really think that?” she asked, vulnerability shining through her eyes. “Think what?” “That things are going to get good?” My heart broke a little at her question. “Yeah, baby. I’m sure of it.”
― Emilia Emerson, Cherished

“I eyed her hands. They were clasped in her lap. What would she do if I reached out to hold one? Would that be okay? I reached towards her but chickened out, putting my hand on the gearshift instead. I almost lost control of the wheel when Westin’s fingers trailed across the back of my hand. I hoped she couldn’t hear my pounding heart as I threaded my fingers through hers and held on tightly, smiling like a fucking idiot as I kept my eyes on the road.”
― Emilia Emerson, Cherished

“Yes. He’s around here somewhere. Why men think the moment guests arrive is the perfect time to do an oil change is beyond me,” she said with an exaggerated sigh.”
― Emilia Emerson, Cherished

“Every request I made was an opportunity for it to be held against me in the future. It was safer to have no needs. To demand nothing. Then people couldn’t accuse me of being a burden.”
― Emilia Emerson, Cherished