“ There are all kinds of courage in the world, and most of it takes place far from battlefields. ”
Oh no. Don't smile. You'll kill me. I stop breathing when you smile.
~ Tessa Dare
Oh, dear. She let her head fall back to the pillow. There it went. I've fallen in love with you now.Just now? Chuckling, he came to a sitting position, resting his forearm on one bent knee. Well, thank God for belated blessings. He ran a handthrough his hair. It's been coming on rather longer than that for me.What? She sat bolt upright. What can you mean? Since when?From the first, Amelia. From the very first.
I was afraid. Of getting hurt in other ways. To be truthful, I still am.His thumb stroked her cheek. I would never hurt you.I don't think you can promise me that. She squeezed his bruised fingers. But it makes things a bit more equal, to know that I can hurt you, too.His gaze fell to her lips. He said simply, without any trace of irony, You are killing me.
I'm infatuated with you, I cannot deny it. Physically speaking, you're a very attractive man. But I don't like you, the vast majority of the time. So far as I can gather, you behave abominably in public and are only marginally better in private. I only find you remotely tolerable when you're kissing me.
