Swoon Thursday (7)

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The Rules of Swoon Thursday: 

"From the book you are currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering. Try to make the Swoon 140 characters so you can tweet it. Add the #YABOUND hashtag when you tweet."

Gr's Summary

Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies… 

That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of just one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past that she wishes could just stay buried. 

Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky’s life will change forever.

How Holder made me Swoon
He places his palm over my heart, then pulls my hand to his chest over his own heart. He lowers his eyes to my level, ensuring I’m here with him, giving him my complete attention. “Fu** all the firsts, Sky. The only thing that matters to me with you are the forevers.”

I kiss him. Holy sh*t, do I kiss him. I kiss him with every ounce of emotion that’s coursing through me. He cradles my head with his hand and lowers me back to the bed, climbing on top of me. “I love you,” he says. “Ive loved you for so long but I just couldn’t tell you. It didn’t feel right letting you love me back when I was keeping so much from you.”

Tears are streaming down my cheeks again, and even though they’re the exact same tears that come from the exact same eyes, they’re completely new to me. They aren’t tears from heartache or anger...they’re tears from the incredible feeling overcoming me right now, hearing him say how much he loves me.

“I don’t think you could have picked a better time to tell me you loved me than tonight. So I’m happy you waited.”
He smiles, looking down at me with fascination. He dips his head and kisses me, infusing my mouth with the taste of him. He kisses me softly and gently, delicately sliding his mouth over mine as he unties my robe. I gasp when his hand eases inside, stroking my stomach with his fingertips. The feel of his touch on me right now is a completely different sensation than just fifteen minutes ago. It’s a sensation I want to feel.

“God, I love you, “ he says, moving his hand from my stomach and across my waist. (Nook pg. 192)

This made me "Swoon," and cry, and fill with joy all at once. What did you swoon over this week?

Book Boyfriend (4)

As it turns out...This week it was unanimous, our Book Boyfriend is none other than the 
AH-MAY-ZING Dean Holder. If you have read Hopeless, by the very talented Author, Ms. Colleen Hoover, please read, how, when, and why, we have fallen in love w/ "Holder." If you haven’t read it... You're on the naughty list, and I am wagging my index finger at you with a tisk tisk... The following post may have some tiny spoilers, for you naughty’s that haven’t read it. However, nothing earth shattering, so you should still see how amazing this guy is. Should one of my fav following quotes shatter your world, I apologize and I will put myself on the naughty list;).. Without further ado, I want y’all to meet Dean Holder...

"Can either of us say anything that isn't a question?" Nook pg.74

You can straddle me while I feed you spaghetti, but you are not getting kissed tonight. Nook pg.79

"I need to know for sure that you're feeling every single thing that I'm feeling the moment my lips touch yours. Because I want your first kiss to be the best first kiss in the history of first kisses." Nook pg. 79

"It's a reminder of the people I've let down in my life." Nook pg. 83

"They're so perfect," he says, breathlessly. "like hearts. I could literally stare at your lips for days and never get bored." Nook pg. 88

He runs his hand through it (his hair) and grins. "Yeah. This chick I know couldn't stop whining about it. It was really annoying." Nook pg. 97

"I need to kiss you. Your mouth was so damn perfect last night, I'm scared I dreamt that whole thing." Nook pg. 110

"I wish I could tell you what happened, but I can't. Someday I will, but I can't right now and I need you to accept that. Please. And I'm not apologizing to you, because I don't want you to forget what happened and you should never forgive me for it. Ever. Never make excuses for me, Sky."  Nook pg. 112

"I want to tell you exactly how I feel but there isn't a single g** damned word in the entire dictionary that can describe this point between liking you and loving you, but I need that word. I need it because I need you to hear me say it." Nook pg. 112-113

"I like weird. Now get your ass in the front seat with me before I climb in the backseat and not cuddle you." Nook pg.122

"Whatever this is, I don't want to analyze it. I don't want you analyzing it either, okay? Let's just be grateful I finally found you." Nook. pg. 126

"I've been looking for you my whole damn life." Nook pg. 126

"You just make sure you're making that decision for yourself and no one else, okay? I'll always want you, but I'm not going to let myself have you until you're one hundred percent sure you want me just as much."  Nook pg. 133

"You have to believe me. It'll kill me if you think for a second that I feel anything at all for someone else. I've never felt this way about anyone." Nook pg. 139

"I'm not expecting anything else, okay? As long as I get to kiss you, the other stuff can wait." Nook pg. 140

"Please, Sky. I'm scared that after I tell you what I'm about to tell you...I'll never get to kiss you again." Nook pg.156

"I don't think I live you back anymore. I'm pretty sure I've moved beyond that, but I'm still not ready to say it to you. When I say it, I want it to be separate from this day. I don't want you to remember it like this." Nook pg. 174

"You don't deserve this life, baby, and there isn't a f**king thing I can do to make it better for you. I want to make it better, but I can't and I feel so helpless." Nook pg. 191 "I don't deserve to touch you until you know for a fact that I'm touching you because I love you and for no other reason." Nook pg. 191

"When you become mine, it'll be a forever thing. I've told you before that the only thing that matters to me with you are the forevers, and I mean that." Nook pg.226

He laughs. "Thats an easy one, babe." "How so?" "Because," he says, looking at me pointedly. "You already loved me before you saw me in the grocery store that day." Nook pg. 228

"Whatever you decide, baby. Whatever you feel will make your heart heal faster...that's what I want for you. That's what Les wants for you, too." Nook pg.238

"F*** all the firsts, Sky. The only thing that matters to me with you are the forevers." 
Nook pg. 192 

"The sky is always beautiful. Even when it's dark or rainy or cloudy, it's still beautiful to look at." Nook pg. 244