The Other Man Quotes

“What are you doing?” I asked him.  He’d shown no sign of letting up, like he was just going to go down on me indefinitely, with no signs of stopping for the foreseeable future. He smiled.  Yes, it was a cold smile, but I was starting to like that just fine.  “Showing manners.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“Never in my life before that moment had I felt a need like this.  It was so acute it made my teeth ache.   Never had I felt like a bitch in heat, but I did then.  I stared at that cock, and I wanted it.  Wanted to drop to my knees and beg him for it, any way I could get it, anywhere.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“I’d be alone the rest of my life before I’d settle for less than a man that flat out adored me.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“How rough can you take it, Lourdes?'' he asked, bringing his mouth very close to mine.
I was trying nor to pant. ''I don't know,'' I replied honestly. ''Why don't you show me what you got?''
He smiled, and this time, it very nearly reached his eyes. ''You asked for it.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“You like everything. You're a moody listener. Whatever strikes your fancy.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“You think I’m a fool,” I noted.  “That I shouldn’t wait for him.” She shook her head, eyes widening like I’d misunderstood her.  “I didn’t say that.  Only you can say if it’s worth it to wait.  I’ll tell you one thing I learned the hard way, though.  You can’t unlove someone just because you want to.  Trust me on this.  So if you love him, really love him, then of course it’s worth waiting.” “Even years?” “Even your whole life.  What’s the other option?”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“Why the hell did I like him so much?
He was uncivilized.
Churlish.
Uncouth.
And strangely, kind of Sweet”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“Having a love that was endangered made it all the more precious.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“I know I’m not being fair to you here. I know I should let you move on. But I can’t. I’ll do anything to be with you for a much time as I can. Anything you ask.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“I don’t have a future, Lourdes. But if I did…if I did, it would be yours. I’d give it to you in a heartbeat. I wish I could give you everything you deserve.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“I wouldn’t even know where to begin to be peaceful. I am not acclimated to the rules of normal society.”
“You’re the truth, Lourdes. So what if I couldn’t, shouldn’t have you? I craved you, and so I kept coming back.
I’m not dead inside. Not all of me. Something remains, something that doesn’t only live for vengeance.
“That’s what you taught me.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“So that was a date,” he stated.
We were driving back to my house.
“Yes, it was,” I agreed, tone wry.
“Was it a good one?”
I bit my lip to keep from laughing. “You tell me,” I urged him.
“Depends. Do I get to fuck you soon?” He sounded surly.
I tensed. Just when I thought things were going so well that I was giddy with it, he had to open his big mouth.
“It seems likely,” I told him slowly. “Though the more you talk, the less likely it is.”
“Noted. Shutting my mouth until you’re ready to fuck.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“oh this man is broken, let me fix him urge, because when I fix him, he’ll be mine.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“It struck me at that moment how we were looking at each other, with near twin expressions, if you could discount his broken, lifeless eyes.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“I’d stopped trying to greet her ages ago.  She was one of those people that didn’t wave back.  I’d never understood how you could do that, just ignore a wave or a greeting, but it seemed to be a consistent attribute for crazy people.  I mean, how hard was it to stop pretending you didn’t see anyone around you and just wave?  Why wouldn’t you want to be friendly in the most casual of waves with the people that lived next door to you? Because crazy.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“That did not a love story make.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“Bianca, one of the quieter members of the group, shocked us all by butting in.  “That’s just not true.”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“Hell yeah,” Danika”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man

“How old is he, exactly?” Frankie asked,”
― R.K. Lilley, The Other Man