Ophelia London, Kissing Her Crush
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"No one who's been into music ever really stops being into it. It's in your soul forever. Maybe it gets buried deep under piles of shit for a while, but it's always there, waiting to make you happy again."
"She lifted her chin; her head weighed fifty pounds. "You tried to poison me." Pretty sure I succeeded in that."
"Luke's eyes were on a government position in DC, while all Natalie wanted was help make the world a sweeter place."
"You have no idea what I'm thinking," he said. "No idea what I'm feeling --- about you." He walked to her, reached out and touched her cheek. "But we both need to find out."
"I love hugging you," Luke said. "I love how our bodies fit when we're still...I feel like a broken record when I say I know there are a hundred reasons why we shouldn't but Nat, I really want to kiss you."
"Your head can't do a relationship and my heart can't."
"Though there're minor side effects in male adults." "What side effect?" She cocked an eyebrow and lowered her voice. "Spontaneous prolonged erection, big guy...in some test subjects," she added clinically. "A lot of those early tests were done on gorillas... "I'm not a gorilla." She glanced down the front of his lab coat. "Not yet."
"We're not thirteen and this isn't a locker room." "Fine, fine. Just remember, I had to watch Dr. Phil with Mom for two months after I had knee surgery. I'm practically a psychiatrist."
"The way he looked at her made her heart beat fast. "I like you, Natalie." She could not let that mean anything to her. "That's natural. I'm likable."
"Luke snapped awake to see the gray-haired woman looking at him while adjusting her glasses. She smiled like he was something to eat. "There aren't many good shots of you when Natalie was on your lap. She's either leaning over you, or you're at her neck like Bela Lugosi. Though there's one really good part at the end ---"
"He pointed past her shoulder. "We're surrounded by neighbors. Though once I have you inside, the walls are thick. You'll have to scream really loud for anyone to hear."
"She kissed her teenage fantasy, the popular boy she used to dream would see something special in her and love her forever. The man kissed her back."
"Hmmm, you like that," he whispered, his breath hot and intoxicating. "I like ... everything."
"You're head can't do a relationship and my heart can't."