You won't kiss me for diamonds," he said, his voice slightly raspy, "but you will for chocolates?" Poppy nodded.

If I listened to your advice, I'd be making your mistakes instead of my own.

When the pace of our feet matched perfectly, I felt a deep inner pang of satisfaction. I could have gone on walking like that forever, side by side with him. There had been few times in my life I had ever inhabited a moment so fully, with no loneliness lurking at the edges.

If I never have anything from him except this one moment I am going to take it. Take it now, or drown in regret later.

One could pick apart love, examine every filament of attraction, and still it would never be fully explained. It simply was.

But I think if it's the right person, you wouldn't have to work so hard at intimacy. I think—hope—it would just happen naturally. Otherwise, opening up to the wrong person..." I made a face. "Like putting ammo in their hands.

I’ve never heard of a man being so eager to confess to the parent of a girl he’s just ruined