. . . invading my personal space to the point where I can feel his breath fan my lips.
“But I do love a woman with gumption,” he adds.
#LoveLines
From: TRAVELER
Topic: “Breath”
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LoveLines
“Off with you, now,” he says, reaching for the wheel.
I stroll to the bow and the ship rises and dips gently beneath me as I drink in the fresh sea air and the waning sun on my face.
#LoveLines
Topic: “Cruisin'”
From: DREAMER
I set the pen to the paper, and I begin . . .
I let my mind wander through the remnants of a dream I once had with leafy memories and the smell of pinecones and fireplaces.
#LoveLines
Topic: “Dream”
From: TRAVELER
I have my face against his shoulder . . .
From: “DREAMER”
Topic: “Change”
He holds me tightly . . .
. . . and something inside me starts to thaw. Something I’ve kept carefully hidden in the ice. This is madness.
#LoveLines
Topic: “Melt”
From: WIP
“You won’t easily be forgotten, Jessa.”
He reaches for my hand, bringing it to his lips. I stare at him a moment, trying hard not to like him so much. He’s entirely too charming, this Finn. And he knows it, too.
#LoveLines
From: TRAVELER
Topic: “Charming”
His eyes are staring off somewhere in the distance. . .
. . . as if he can see all the multitude of unrolling possible
futures branching off every choice and diverting factor.
#LoveLines
Topic: “Long Distance”
I wrinkle my nose as he shows me. . .
“Christmas was a month ago,” I remind him. “Why keep a moldy piece of mistletoe?”
He gives me a shrug and a grin as he closes his locker. “Maybe I’m waiting for just the right girl.”
#LoveLines
From: WIP
Topic: Mistletoe
I feel his thumb gently stroking my jaw…
“All I know,” he says, and his eyes are burning bright, warming me and chasing all the cold away, “is that no matter how many times I lose you, I can’t seem to let you go.”
#LoveLines
From: Traveler
Swoon Reads / MacMillan Feb 2017
“Where d’you think you’re going?” he asks, reaching out for my hand.
“I—-I really should get back.” I didn’t come here to make out with Finn. Did I?
I take a deep breath in an effort to calm my racing heart, and I’m grateful that I actually can.
