Quotes from Bad Things

R.K. Lilley ·  367 pages

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“I'm going to fuck you hard on the hood of this car, in the pouring rain. And. You. Are. Not. Going. To. Forget. It.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“I wanted to belong to someone, and for someone to belong to me.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“There was something so comforting in the certainty that someone knew about your biggest flaws and was still willing to stick around.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“Didn't you know I was out here, just waiting for a friend like you?"
"Of course I didn't know. I'd have been dancing on top of every bar in town, instead of studying, if I'd known that."
"Tell me not to kiss you," he said, when his lips were a breath away from mine.
"Don't kiss me," I told him, my voice a breathless rasp.
"Mean it," he said, crowding me into the corner of the pool.
He tilted my chin up with his finger.
"I can't," I gasped.
The words had barely left my lips before he was kissing me.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“Danika, sweetheart?" he rasped. "Yes, Tristan?" "I'm done being sweet, if you don't mind. I need to fuck you really hard now, if that's okay.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things



“You can't call me boo."
"Why not?"
"Because you're not a rapper, and I'm not your shorty.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“I want you to let go. i want you to submit. I want to make you lose your mind. I want you to be so far gone that the only word left in your vocabulary is my name.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“It's ironic that I'd use you for my wingman, when I want to fuck you more than any of the women here.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“I want you so badly that I'd do just about anything to have you," he said roughly. "The only thing I won't do though, is risk losing you. Can you promise me that if we do this, I won't lose you?”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“He smiled his best smile, the one that ruined me for every other smile in the world.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things



“You feel so good sweetheart. I swear nothing's ever felt better in my whole fucking life.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“An exquisite flower for my exquisite girl.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“That hurts me deep in my soul, Danika. I wouldn't do that to you. I'd make sure you came, first and last. I'd go down on you every time, if that's what you like. I'd lick-”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“THE FRIENDS DON'T LIST
Because I like you too much to sleep with you
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“Was his tongue in your mouth, boo?
"Does this mean you're going to have a baby?"
"Did you just give each other cooties?
"Do you have to get married now?”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things



“We're going to do this nice and slow. All I want from you is your surrender. Beyond that, you don't have to think about a thing. Understand?”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“If you can't be civil to my girlfriend you can fucking walk away.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“I had the crucial and inescapable realization that I wanted him. Not just in bed. Not just as a friend, but all of him. Every piece of the puzzle. I'd never wanted anything so badly in my life.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“I’ll never forget that for as long as I live; the way you were my strength, when I was too weak to even stand.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“Well, boo, how does bacon sound?”
“Bacon sounds great, but you can’t call me boo.”
“Why not?”
“Because you’re not a rapper, and I’m not your shorty.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things



“Don't start a war you can't win, my friend. In the battle of teases, I would whip your slutty ass, you sex fiend.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“Sweetheart, listen carefully, when I say that I don’t need anybody but you, what I mean is that I never have. I need you. I’ve never needed anyone or anything the way I need you. I need you in a way that would break me if I lost you. Being with you makes every part of my life better. Every second I get with you is the best second of my life. I’m not good at expressing myself, not like you are, but I treasure this thing between us. Don’t think I don’t.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“I don’t have a word for this, because I’ve never felt this before. But I do love you. I just wish there was a way to explain to you that love is just the start of it, because it’s turned into so much more for me.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“I thought that I’d found my new favorite hobby—watching Tristan cook anything at all.
“Bev has this really great frilly pink apron,” I told him. “What would I have to do to get you to wear
it while you cook for me?”
“You don’t even want to know, boo,” he said.
That effectively shut me up again.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“You’re fooling yourself if you think I don’t have those feelings for you, Tristan. I’ve fallen in love with you.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things



“You’re so perfect,” I murmured to him as we came up for air. “I can’t believe you’re all mine.”
His laugh was rough and breathless. “I’m as far from perfect as a person can get, but I am all yours.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“I would love this man to the end of my days.  I’d fallen too deep.  Middle of the Pacific deep, with no land in sight.  There was no going back.  My heart was his forever.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“Lucky for you, I have swim trunks packed,” he said after he’d washed the bite down with a long drink of his water.“Oh, darn. I was hoping you’d have to borrow a bikini from me. That would have made my day.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“He startled me by tipping my chin up wish his finger.
I blinked at him.
“You look different.”
“What do you mean?”
He hummed low in his throat, and I about lost it. It was the sexiest noise I’d ever heard. “Fuck, Danika, I know that look. Were you taking your own version of a ‘shower’ in there?”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things


“He nuzzled his face into my ear. “I’m so sorry, sweetheart. I’m so sorry I hurt you. I’d take it all back if I could, but I can’t. I will try to make it up to you, though, okay? Please, just give the chance. Please.”
― R.K. Lilley, quote from Bad Things



About the author

R.K. Lilley
Born place: in The United States
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