Kelley Armstrong Quote
Is that a no? I said. No. I mean.. He struggled for the smile again. I'm just waiting for the punch line. Something about making it date so I need to pay. Or you expecting flowers. Or.. He trailed off.There isn't a punch line, I said.I rose onto my knees and inched over, in front of him. Then I stopped about a foot away.No punch line, Daniel, I said. I'm asking if you'll go out with me.He didn't answer. Just reched out, his hand sliding between my hair and face, pulling me toward him and..And he kissed me.His lips touched mine, tentatively, still unsure, and I eased closer, my arms going around his neck. He kissed me for real then, a long kiss that I felt in the bottom of my soul, a click, some deep part of me saying, Yes, this is it.Even when the kiss broke off, it didn't end. It was like coming to the surface for a quick gasp of air, then plunging back down again, finding that sweet spot again, and holding onto it for as long as we could. Finally it tapered off, and we were lying on the picnic blanket, side by side, his hand on my hip, kissing slower now, with more breaks for air. until I said, We should have done that sooner.He smiled, a lazy half smile, and he just looked at me for a moment, our gazes locked, lying there in drowsy happiness, before he said, I think now's just fine. And he kissed me again, slower and softer now, as we rested there, eyes half closed.So, about Saturday, did you ask me? he said after a minute, Because I'm pretty sure that means yo're paying.Nope. You were imaging it. Considering how you eat, the meal bill is all yours. But I will spring for the movie. And bring you flowers.He chuckled. Will you?Yep, a dozen pink roses, which you'll have to carry all night or risk offending me.And what happens if I offend you?You don't get any more of this.I leaned in and kissed him again. And we stayed out there, on the blanket, as the sun fell, talking and kissing mostly, just being together. We had a long road ahead of us, and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. But I had everything I wanted-everything I needed-and I'd get through it just fine. We all would.
Is that a no? I said. No. I mean.. He struggled for the smile again. I'm just waiting for the punch line. Something about making it date so I need to pay. Or you expecting flowers. Or.. He trailed off.There isn't a punch line, I said.I rose onto my knees and inched over, in front of him. Then I stopped about a foot away.No punch line, Daniel, I said. I'm asking if you'll go out with me.He didn't answer. Just reched out, his hand sliding between my hair and face, pulling me toward him and..And he kissed me.His lips touched mine, tentatively, still unsure, and I eased closer, my arms going around his neck. He kissed me for real then, a long kiss that I felt in the bottom of my soul, a click, some deep part of me saying, Yes, this is it.Even when the kiss broke off, it didn't end. It was like coming to the surface for a quick gasp of air, then plunging back down again, finding that sweet spot again, and holding onto it for as long as we could. Finally it tapered off, and we were lying on the picnic blanket, side by side, his hand on my hip, kissing slower now, with more breaks for air. until I said, We should have done that sooner.He smiled, a lazy half smile, and he just looked at me for a moment, our gazes locked, lying there in drowsy happiness, before he said, I think now's just fine. And he kissed me again, slower and softer now, as we rested there, eyes half closed.So, about Saturday, did you ask me? he said after a minute, Because I'm pretty sure that means yo're paying.Nope. You were imaging it. Considering how you eat, the meal bill is all yours. But I will spring for the movie. And bring you flowers.He chuckled. Will you?Yep, a dozen pink roses, which you'll have to carry all night or risk offending me.And what happens if I offend you?You don't get any more of this.I leaned in and kissed him again. And we stayed out there, on the blanket, as the sun fell, talking and kissing mostly, just being together. We had a long road ahead of us, and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. But I had everything I wanted-everything I needed-and I'd get through it just fine. We all would.
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About Kelley Armstrong
She has published thirty-one fantasy novels to date, thirteen in her Women series, five in her Cainsville series, six in her Rockton series, three in her Darkest Powers series, three in her Darkness Rising trilogy and three in the Age of Legends series, and three stand-alone teen thrillers. She has also published three middle-grade fantasy novels in the Blackwell Pages trilogy, with co-author Melissa Marr. As well, she is the author of three crime novels, the Nadia Stafford trilogy. She has also written several serial novellas and short stories for the Otherworld series, some of which are available free from her website. Starting in 2014, a Canadian television series based on the Women of the Otherworld, called Bitten, aired for 3 seasons on Space, and SyFy.