Loving at 40 Quotes

“I want to be your person. Let me be your second chance. Be my first time at love.”
― L.B. Dunbar, Loving at 40

“I’m a selfish man, Jenna. I want to be here for me. For what I know you can give me.” … “And I’m going to try like hell to give it back to you.”
― L.B. Dunbar, Loving at 40

“What were you doing with me?”
“I was hoping you’d love me.”
― L.B. Dunbar, Loving at 40

“Our hearts race, and my hand pauses on his chest, covering that sacred spot.
“It beats for you,” Archer whispers, and my breath catches.
“Same with mine,” I whisper back.”
― L.B. Dunbar, Loving at 40

“There are so many questions in those dark eyes, and I lean down to quickly kiss his lips.
“Archer,” I whisper, answering all of his concerns.
Yes, I’m okay with this.
Yes, I want him.
Yes, I could love him if he’d let me.”
― L.B. Dunbar, Loving at 40

“I can’t walk away from her or her girls.
She’s mine, and I’ll do everything to make certain she accepts me as hers.”
― L.B. Dunbar, Loving at 40

“When you’ve been alone for a long time, craving company becomes your thing. Companionship becomes your desire. When you can’t stand yourself, you want someone else to stand you.”
― L.B. Dunbar, Loving at 40

“I was a despicable man and didn’t deserve a good woman in my life.
But, oh what I wouldn’t give for a woman like Jenna.”
― L.B. Dunbar, Loving at 40

“My hands haven’t left her hair, but one slides down her neck and finds its place above her left breast. Feeling that heartbeat under her skin. Knowing it beats for me, for her. We are both living, but I want that heart to love me.
My eyes close on the dangerous thought.
She’ll break me if she does. Heartbreaker and ball-buster all rolled into one. This woman could shatter me because I’ve never wanted anything more than to deserve her.”
― L.B. Dunbar, Loving at 40