Safe men are for marrying. Dangerous men are for pleasure.

What kind of wedding would you like?" he asked, and stole another kiss before she could reply. "The kind that turns you into my husband." She touched the firm line of his mouth with her fingers. "What kind would you like?" He smiled ruefully. "A fast one.

I love you dammit.""she brushed her lips teasingly against his."How much?" He made a slight sound, as if the soft kiss had affected him intensely."Without limit.Beyond forever.

It would only lead to disappointment, even heartbreak, and her heart was too precious for me to let that happen.

If you won’t marry me for the sake of your own honor, then do it for the sake of everyone who would have to tolerate me otherwise. Marry me because I need someone who will help me to laugh at myself. Because someone has to teach me how to whistle. Marry me, Lillian… because I have the most irresistible fascination for your ears.

I grew up being very shy, very much a bookworm, and I remember desperately wondering how to be accepted by the popular kids.

I feel like I've been shut in a closet, and he's on the other side, and he doesn't have the key to unlock the door.