“All she had needed was the certainty of his love, and his reassurance that there was no hurry when a lifetime lay
ahead of them.”
“When they kissed she immediately felt his tongue, tensed and strong,
pushing past her teeth, like some bully shouldering his way into a room.
Entering her.”
“He was supposed to be reading, but all he could do was watch her and love
her bare arms, her Alice band, her straight back, the sweet tilt of her chin as
she tucked the instrument under it...”