Shotgun Wedding Quotes

“If only. The saddest two words in any language.”
― Maggie Osborne, Shotgun Wedding

“He bent his head, bringing his lips near her ear. “Talk of the future confuses you, I know. But I think about it all the time."
His hands moved slowly down her bare arms. “When the time is right, when it’s our time, I want to undress you – slowly – in front of the fire. Slowly, one item at a time. I want to roll down your stockings and unlace your corset. I want to slowly take the pins out of your hair and catch the weight of it in my hands. Then I want to learn the feel of every inch of you.”
― Maggie Osborne, Shotgun Wedding

“[Annie] “I just wondered … is slowly a good thing?”
“Is slowly …” His fingers relaxed and she felt rather than saw his smile. He brushed his fingertips across her lips, then sank back to his pillow. “Oh yes, Annie love. Slowly is a very good thing.”
“Oh, my.”
― Maggie Osborne, Shotgun Wedding

“Golden shadows shimmered and the musky scent of the candles dizzied every breath. They were on the bed now, an enormous bed with sheets of glowing satin. Clasped in an embrace they rolled together, drinking deep kisses from gasping mouths, hands stroking, teasing, chasing, bodies pressing against each other as if seeking to melt and become one with the other.”
― Maggie Osborne, Shotgun Wedding