“I’ll give you the world,” he said against my mouth. “The moon. The fucking stars. Anything you ask, it’s yours. I’m yours.”
―
Elena Armas,
The Spanish Love Deception
“Because it was all you were willing to give me. And I’d rather have you hating me than not have you at all.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“When I finally kiss you, there won’t be any doubt in your mind that it is real.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“You feel complete in my arms. You feel like my home.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“If you get any more perfect, I’m going to believe you were made just for me.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“How is it possible that it feels like you are breaking my heart, and I haven’t even had you yet?” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“You are all that, Catalina. You are light. And passion. Your laughter alone can lift my mood and effortlessly turn my day around in a matter of seconds. Even when it's not aimed at me. You... can light up entire rooms, Catalina. You hold that kind of power. And it's because of all the different things that make you who you are. Each and every one of them, even the ones that drive me crazy in ways you can't imagine. You should never forget that.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“I don’t think I’d be able to deny you a single thing if you asked, Catalina.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Because when I finally take those lips in mine, it will be the furthest thing from pretending. I will not be showing you what it would be like if you were mine. I’ll show you what it is. And I sure as hell won’t be showing how good I could make you feel if you called me yours. You’ll already know that I am.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“But you are. You are worth all that trouble. You are worth walking through a fucking fire. Don’t you see that?” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Being your friend has always been the last thing on my mind.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“I wasn’t pretending, Catalina. Not for a minute. It was all real for me. That’s why it meant so much.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Do I have your attention?” “You don’t need to do any of that.” He lowered the large black-and-white-colored pages with a brisk motion. “You always have my undivided attention, Catalina.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“I always have time for you.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“He is not that good-looking. He’s just tall,” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“You are not on your own anymore. It’s you and me now. We are in this together, and we’ve got this.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“It was a mug. And it had a joke printed on it. It said, Engineers don’t cry. They build bridges and get over it.” Someone laughed then. Isabel or perhaps Gonzalo—I wasn’t sure. With all that crazy banging, my heart had somehow moved up my throat and to my temples, so it was hard to focus on anything besides its beating and Aaron’s voice. “And you know what I did?” he continued, bitterness filling his tone. “Instead of laughing like I wanted to, instead of looking up at her and saying something funny that would hopefully make her give me one of those bright smiles I had somehow already seen her give so freely in the short day I had been around her, I pushed it all down and set the mug on my desk. Then, I thanked her and asked her if there was anything else she needed.” I knew I shouldn’t feel embarrassed, but I was. Just as much as I had been back then, if not more. It had been such a silly thing to do, and I had felt so tiny and dumb after he brushed it away so easily. Closing my eyes, I heard him continue, “I pretty much kicked her out of my office after she went out of her way and got me a gift.” Aaron’s voice got low and harsh. “A fucking welcome gift.” I opened my eyes just in time to watch him turn his head in my direction. Our gazes met. “Just like the big jerk I had advertised myself to be, I ran her out. And to this day, I regret it every time it crosses my mind. Every time I look at her.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Neither of you is at fault, Aaron. We are not programmed to lose those we love; there’s no right or wrong way to grieve.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Five tacos—Aaron had gotten me five and not four, like I had told him.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Because it was all you were willing to give me. And I’d rather have you hating me than not have you at all.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“When I finally kiss you, there won’t be any doubt in your mind that it is real.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“You feel complete in my arms. You feel like my home.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“If you get any more perfect, I’m going to believe you were made just for me.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“How is it possible that it feels like you are breaking my heart, and I haven’t even had you yet?” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“You are all that, Catalina. You are light. And passion. Your laughter alone can lift my mood and effortlessly turn my day around in a matter of seconds. Even when it's not aimed at me. You... can light up entire rooms, Catalina. You hold that kind of power. And it's because of all the different things that make you who you are. Each and every one of them, even the ones that drive me crazy in ways you can't imagine. You should never forget that.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“I don’t think I’d be able to deny you a single thing if you asked, Catalina.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Because when I finally take those lips in mine, it will be the furthest thing from pretending. I will not be showing you what it would be like if you were mine. I’ll show you what it is. And I sure as hell won’t be showing how good I could make you feel if you called me yours. You’ll already know that I am.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“But you are. You are worth all that trouble. You are worth walking through a fucking fire. Don’t you see that?” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Being your friend has always been the last thing on my mind.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“I wasn’t pretending, Catalina. Not for a minute. It was all real for me. That’s why it meant so much.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Do I have your attention?” “You don’t need to do any of that.” He lowered the large black-and-white-colored pages with a brisk motion. “You always have my undivided attention, Catalina.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“I always have time for you.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“He is not that good-looking. He’s just tall,” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“You are not on your own anymore. It’s you and me now. We are in this together, and we’ve got this.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“It was a mug. And it had a joke printed on it. It said, Engineers don’t cry. They build bridges and get over it.” Someone laughed then. Isabel or perhaps Gonzalo—I wasn’t sure. With all that crazy banging, my heart had somehow moved up my throat and to my temples, so it was hard to focus on anything besides its beating and Aaron’s voice. “And you know what I did?” he continued, bitterness filling his tone. “Instead of laughing like I wanted to, instead of looking up at her and saying something funny that would hopefully make her give me one of those bright smiles I had somehow already seen her give so freely in the short day I had been around her, I pushed it all down and set the mug on my desk. Then, I thanked her and asked her if there was anything else she needed.” I knew I shouldn’t feel embarrassed, but I was. Just as much as I had been back then, if not more. It had been such a silly thing to do, and I had felt so tiny and dumb after he brushed it away so easily. Closing my eyes, I heard him continue, “I pretty much kicked her out of my office after she went out of her way and got me a gift.” Aaron’s voice got low and harsh. “A fucking welcome gift.” I opened my eyes just in time to watch him turn his head in my direction. Our gazes met. “Just like the big jerk I had advertised myself to be, I ran her out. And to this day, I regret it every time it crosses my mind. Every time I look at her.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Neither of you is at fault, Aaron. We are not programmed to lose those we love; there’s no right or wrong way to grieve.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
“Five tacos—Aaron had gotten me five and not four, like I had told him.” ― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception
