You do bad things to me, Carrie,” he grinned, “Very bad things.
When we're together," he whispered, "we'll only see each other, not the ugliness around us.
I’m a virgin Mr Cohen,” Carrie said, “I’ve never been with a man before.
She remembered how her heart, so tight, like a scroll, had opened when Arin kissed her.
It had unfurled.
If her heart were truly a scroll, she could burn it.
It would become a tunnel of flame, a handful of ash.
The secrets she had written inside herself would be gone. No one would know
Be careful who you allow into your bed, and more importantly your heart.
He had a sadness in his eyes that Carrie recognised as regret.
I'm falling in love with you." As the words left his mouth, his lips pressed to mine, giving me the most intense and explosive kiss I had ever had. With the coldness of his lips and the warmth of his tongue beneath mine I saw fireworks and felt them through every part of my body.