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“I never thought of myself as anything but plain and ordinary until you came along. The way you look at me, the way you see me . . . you pull something out of me. When I want to hide, you urge me forward. When I think I’m not good enough, you make me believe I am. When I feel anything but pretty, you convince me I’m beautiful. Just being around you makes me feel special. You don’t think you’re good at loving people, but you are. Your friends, your family . . . the level of love that you have for people astounds me. You don’t think people love you back, but they do. They fiercely love you. I fiercely love you. I’ve never met anyone as passionate as you, as kindhearted as you . . . as amazing as you. You love with every fiber of your soul. You inspire me every day. And if you’ll agree to be my husband, I’ll do my best to make you proud of me, to inspire you.”
― S.C. Stephens, Reckless

“Because I love you more than any one person should be allowed to love someone.”
― S.C. Stephens, Reckless

“Lord help the female population if Kellan and I have a boy one day.”
― S.C. Stephens, Reckless

“You should pick one, Kiera. Pick one, and release the other. You can’t keep them both. -Jenny”
― S.C. Stephens, Thoughtless

“Everything about him had screamed, I"m going to take you right here and make you foreget your own name.”
― S.C. Stephens, Thoughtless

“It was like we were both trying to hold onto something that was slipping through our fingers, and we didn't understand why. I understood more than him, of course, but just barely. I would never fully understand how I could have ever strayed from such a warm, sensitive and caring soul.”
― S.C. Stephens, Thoughtless

“No, no, no! I am not giving birth backstage at a rock concert. I need to be in a hospital, pumped full of every drug that they can legally give me!

I was so shocked, my only repsonse was,

'Well, he was conceived backstage at a concert, so it's sort of fitting for him to be born at one.”
― S.C. Stephens, Reckless

“He needed more and more of me. He would always want me near him. I would always be first in his eyes. We were a good match. A perfect match. Soul mates.”
― S.C. Stephens, Reckless

“I’d done it. I’d successfully pushed away two wonderful men. My desire to hurt neither of them, ended up hurting them both”
― S.C. Stephens, Thoughtless

“And I was happy...and devastatingly sad too. It was hard, watching someone you had once loved, loving someone else, and loving them more than they'd loved you. But, really, that's exactly what I'd done to Denny with Kellan -Kiera”
― S.C. Stephens, Effortless

“I actually took a step back as each of their eyes met mine. Evan's was sympathetic; that scared me. Matt's was appraising; that concerned me. Griffins's was irritated; that...was really nothing new.”
― S.C. Stephens, Effortless

“I know, Kiera,â€� he said soothingly. “That’s why I don’t really buy the rumors. Because I know you, and I know you wouldn’t put up with him cheating on you.â€� As guilt flooded me, he added, “We’re a lot alike in that way.”
― S.C. Stephens, Reckless

“You’ve had sex with that girl!â€�

He blinked at my tone and my words, then his face heated. “And?� I blinked that he didn’t even try and deny it. “And…and…� Not having a real argument, I sighed and hung my head. “And I’m tired of running into girls who know what making love to you feels like. � He sighed and stepped into me, cupping my face. His voice and face softer, he shook his head. “No one but you knows what making love to me feels like.� Raising his eyebrows, he rested his head against mine. “I didn’t even know what making love was like until you.� Pulling back, he tilted his head at the building. “What happened with that girl…was just sex. A mindless, physical act that had no meaning or feeling behind it. It was just pleasure…and I don’t even really remember it.�

Squatting down, he met my eye. “I remember every single time with you. Even before we were together, being with you haunted my dreams.

I couldn’t forget, even when I wanted to…� His thumbs brushed over my cheeks as I felt tears falling down them. “You…seared me. That’s making love. That is something that none of them have over you. You are…unforgettable…and I love you.�
Sniffling, I swallowed a couple times before I could finally say, “I love you, too.”
― S.C. Stephens, Effortless

“You were the biggest mistake of my life, Kellan. You were right—we’re not friends, never were. I wish you would just go away.â€�
I felt like she’d just reached into my chest and squeezed my heart until it burst open in her hands. Her words hurt me more than anything I’d ever heard before, and I’d heard some pretty shitty things in my lifetime. This was worse than anything my father had ever said or done to me. It was worse than hearing her have sex with Denny five seconds after me. This…destroyed me.”
― S.C. Stephens, Thoughtful

“You wonder why I’m constantly aroused, and I guess I’m telling you. Your body fires me. Your fingertips brushing over my skin, ignites me. Your breath washing over me, enflames me. Everything about you is sensual, and you have no idea…none. When you stare at me with those smoky eyes, undressing me like I undress you, all of the blood rushes down, and I want you…so bad. I’m pretty sure that wherever I am right now, I have an ache, a hard, nearly painful ache…because I’m thinking of you." Letter from Kellan to Kiera.”
― S.C. Stephens, Effortless

“My day isn’t complete until I’m deep inside you. Your body wrapped around mine is the only way I feel whole. But don’t think it’s just sex and a physical response to you that I’m feeling. It’s not…it’s so much more. You’ve opened me in a way that leaves me bleeding, vulnerable. Being with you, making love to you, it only solidifies what I feel for you. I know that I’ve become one of those spouting, love-sick idiots, but what it all boils down to is three words that don’t mean nearly enoughâ€� I love you." Letter from Kellan to Kiera.”
― S.C. Stephens, Effortless

“And these women were not concerned in the least that Kellan had roommates. In fact, I don't think they were even concerned that he had neighbors. Maybe they were operating under the false assumption that Kellan gave out awards for who could be the loudest... who was the more enthusiastic... who could say "Oh, God !" the most. Then again, maybe the jerk actually did give out prizes.”
― S.C. Stephens

“I didn’t think I had to ask to suck on yourâ€� candy.â€� Kellan says to Kiera.”
― S.C. Stephens, Effortless

“Forever is a fickle mistress.”
― J. Scott Coatsworth, The Stark Divide