Protect Quotes

“Fight for those who can’t. Protect those we can. Honor the ones we’ve lost.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“Grab the headboard tight. And Violette, sit. I got interrupted last time and I’m ready to fucking drown in this pussy.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“You want to choke on my cock as much as I want you to, so be my good little slut and do it, Violette. Take it all.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“Should mommy swing too?” he asks Hollie. “Yes!” Hollie says. “You can go beside me, Mommy.” Rowan winks and offers me that lopsided smirk I can’t get enough of. “Well, come on, Mommy.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“My dad takes one look at my face and grins. “Don’t blame Teddy here. Apparently, he thought you’d be on your own, Vivi,” he chuckles”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“He used me. He was the first guy I let touch me, the first guy I was ever remotely intimate with. I trusted him and he used me. I pull my hand away from him. “How convenient this all came up right after we handed in our project. A project I worked on so hard just to make sure you would get a good grade,” I spit out.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“I glance over at the window ledge where a huge basket of miscellaneous goods waits for me from my squad. All my favorite snacks, a deck of cards, a porno magazine and some lube—that was fun to pull out in front of the day nurse—and in the center, a children’s book on fire safety and some Band-Aids. Not just any Band-Aid, but kid ones with little puppy firefighters on them. Fuckers.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“His wavy hair sits perfectly, just touching his forehead and his tan is deep, making his intense blue eyes seem even more piercing. Shit. What was I mad at him for again?”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“I really knew we were destined to be friends when I saw a copy of the spicy romance book I’ve been wanting to read tucked between her kids’ books, fresh from the local library.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“Teddy is almost ready to give birth to her late husband’s baby, and she’s all alone with two other children. Still, she is positive and funny as hell. She’s a pillar of strength—I don’t know how she does it.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“Oh, hey, uh. You look great by the way,” I add over my shoulder. “I know,” she retorts, still not turning around.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“Because you feel like my center Vi. You bring me peace, but Christ, all I want to do is fuck you like we’re at war.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“I was the first man to make you come?” I ask her”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“This morning”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“You were the first man to break my heart; a woman never forgets that.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“Rowan …” she whispers”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“and with you, I’ll stay as close to the flame as I can, Vi. Because, fuck, we burn so goddamn good together.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“The way I love you is as unstoppable as flames coming over a mountain. I could never fight it,”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“That was like … a religious experience,” she mutters, coming down. “As long as I’m the one offering you salvation, I’m good with that.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“Because you feel like my center, Vi. You bring me peace, but Christ, all I want to do is fuck you like we’re at war.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“I’ll be right there with you, Vi, we’ll fall together. We’re protons and electrons, remember? We need each other.” I stroke her face with my thumb. “Electrostatic,” I add, “is there anything better?”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“I don’t know if you’re ready to take another chance on me, Violette.” His voice is low and full of gravel. His words cause an unraveling. I drop my eyes to his lips, anticipating, “Fuck it—I’m taking it anyway,” he says”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“These eyes? The way they turn dark and needy like this when I’m so close to you … Goddamn, they downright torture me.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“Don’t pay attention to them, Vi. I want your eyes.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“For those of you wondering if firefighters are real-life superheroes in more ways than one, I promise you they are. They’re also hot as hell, and Rowan Kingsley is your proof.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“Why wouldn’t he have said that to me?” I ask, not really expecting an answer. Opp shrugs. “We all live with regrets, who knows?”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“A love I never let go of. A love that shaped me. ”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“have no choice. This fire is in our backyard. I will protect this town, and I will protect my girls.  ”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“Never wished I was whiskey before so that’s a first,” he says.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect

“This thing you do where you get scared and hide like a little turtle in its shell. I want to see you and Hollie. I’ve waited too long to have the chance to spend time with you. Hollie is a part of you, and she’s my little buddy. I’m all in, Vi.” He kisses my lips. “No turtling.”
― Paisley Hope, Protect