I want you too much. I want you with me, in my life, in my bed. If i can have that, nothing else matters.

I thought we’d turned a corner. Maybe we did, but we hit a brick wall anyway.

As for discipline and rules, I confess, I've never been good with either.

The thing about nightmares was that you couldn't prepare for them. They sneaked up on you when you were most vulnerable.

I didn't know I was looking for anything until I saw you.

Don't. Tell me when, then. And before you say never, take a good look at me and tell me if you see a man who's easily deterred.

It was the nature of our relationship to be lusty and emotional, earthy and raw. The trust that held us together also opened us up to each other in ways that made us both vulnerable and dangerous. And it would get worse before it got better.