Beautiful Secret Quotes

“But if you did, how would you touch me?” she asked, folding the garment neatly before placing it in an open drawer in front of her. I barely had to consider the question before my answer burst forward: “Desperately.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“I just had an out-of-body experience. Niall Stella just took off my shirt and admired my chest.” “Do you need to text someone?”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“For some reason I was unable to call him by his only given name. Niall Stella was a two man honor. Like Prince Harry or Jesus Christ.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“That I was in love with Niall Stella was only a secret in theory. He knew it, I knew it.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“Are you wearing the red heels? She asked.
Yes.
God, she replied, his boner is going to be ENORMOUS.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“The problem was I became genuinely stupid when he was around.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“Being trapped in a tiny space, I decided it was a good time to dance.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“I always felt like the only person in my life who didn’t know his own mind from the moment he was born … But I do with you.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“I nodded but couldn't form even a single word in response. I wanted him so much it hurt, and now he was touching me, finally...”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“And not interested in anyone in particular?”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“Are you going to kiss me?” I asked, surprising myself as the words tumbled from my mouth.
His chest was pressed against mine, but he didn’t do what I thought
he would. He pulled away just enough to meet my eyes.
“I fear I wouldn’t be able to stop,” he whispered.
“Maybe I wouldn’t want you to.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“I don’t get that. Mr. Darcy is short with Elizabeth to the point of rudeness. Why would you want someone who’s so much work?”
“How is that more work?” I asked. “Darcy doesn’t lavish her with false praise or compliments that mean nothing. When he says he loves her it’s because he does.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“T-shirts like it was his life’s calling. I wanted to”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“Chloe and I have a special bond. Namely being so terrible nobody else would want us." Bennett cleared his throat and George blinked over to him. "Except for him, and he's pretty rotten himself.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“My mom always said if you can't talk about it, you shouldn't be doing it.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“Gah, if this were a football game, it would be the kind where I fumbled the ball, it exploded, and the entire stadium burst into flames.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“La voz del cantante en una de las canciones era humo y pavimento áspero, mientras que en otra era melosa y suave. Las letras incitaban a mi imaginación a hacer cosas que nunca habría esperado, hacían que sensaciones como el remordimiento y la culpa, la expectación y el alivio aflorasen con intensidad inusitada en mi pecho. Sentí una extraña nostalgia por los años que había perdido sumido en la tristeza y en una vida desgraciada, y también una inmensa esperanza por lo que podía llegar a ser la vida, a partir de ese mismo momento en el tiempo, de ahí en adelante.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“Dame placer y tus palabras dolorosamente sinceras, y asegúrame que esto es real. Dame la libertad para que mis palabras fluyan con facilidad. Dame permiso para dejarme llevar, para abrirme y soltarme como hace tanto tiempo que necesito abrirme y soltarme. Dame un lugar para sentirme seguro y poder bajar la guardia.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“You have the best arse this side of the atlantic.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret

“Careful,” I teased. “You don’t want to veer into the L-word territory.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Secret