Becca Fitzpatrick: Hang on, did you just call me Angel?" "If I did?

reading a good book in silence is like eating chocolate for the rest of your life and never getting fat.

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silence reading book

He felt warm and familiar. He felt solid and safe. I wanted to cling to his shirt, bury my face into the warm curve of his neck, and never let go.

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curves safe letting-go

Call me Patch. I mean it. Call me.

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patches call-me mean

I personally believe Patch scared the pants off normal, and it took off running for the far side of the world.

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running believe world

The only thing a boyfriend was good for was a shattered heart.

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broken-love heartbroken broken-heart

Did I really want to stay on this road longer, knowing it was only going to end in devastation?

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heartbreak knowing inspirational

Is everything a joke to you?” I asked. He dabbed his tongue to his lip again. “Not everything.” “Like what?” “You.

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tongue lips jokes

I couldn't stand here, hanging on, when the very thing I held disappeared more with each passing day.

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passings passing hanging-on

The problem with human attraction is not knowing if it will be returned.

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problem humans knowing

She'll kill me if she finds you in here. Can you climb trees? Tell me you can climb a tree!" Patch grinned, "I can fly.

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hush-hush patches tree

Say 'provoking' again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.

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romance mouths looks

Patch wasn't the kind of guy mothers smiled on. He was the kind of guy they changed the house locks for.

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guy mother house

Any happiness, no matter how brief, seemed better than the long, simmering torture of waking up day after day, knowing I could never have him.

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wake-up knowing long

Because I thought I was in love. And when you think you're in love, you are willing to stick it out and make it work until it is love.

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sticks love-you thinking

You're mine, Angel," he murmured, brushing the words across my jawbone as I arched my neck higher, inviting him to kiss everywhere. "You have me forever.

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kissing angel forever

I could get you to smile like that, and without sales tax." I whirled around to find the real Patch standing in the fitting room behind me. He was wearing jeans and a snug white tee. His arms were folded loosely over his chest, and his black eyes smiled down at me. Heat that wasn't entirely uncomfortable flushed through my body. "I could make all kinds of pervert jokes right now," I quipped.

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jeans eye real

If we're doing this for ten hours, I'm going to need a little incentive to stay motivated." Patch hooked his elbow around my neck and dragged me into a kiss. "Every time you strip my sword, I owe you a kiss. How's that sound?" I bit my lip to keep from giggling. "That sounds really dirty." Patch waggled his eyebrows. "Look whose mind just rolled into the gutter. Two kisses per strip. Any objections?" I pulled on an innocent face. "None whatsoever.

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kissing two dirty

Nice costume," he said. "Ditto. I can tell you put a lot of thought into yours." Amusement curled his mouth. "If you don't like it, I can take it off.

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amusement nice mouths

actions speak louder than words

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wisdom suicide inspirational

Every animal on the planet attracts mates with the goal of reproduction. Frogs swell their bodies. Male gorillas beat their chests. Have you ever watched a male lobster rise up on the tips of his legs and snap his claws, demanding female attention? Attraction is the first element of all animal reproduction, humans included

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female goal animal