“He loved her.Jay Heaton, her best friend since childhood was in love with her. He didn't say it but she knew that it was true.And the part that really freaked her out, the part that caught her completely off guard, is that he wasn't alone. Because even though she'd been denying it for a long, long time, it had always been there... waiting beneath the surface of their friendship. And now that it was out there was no going back. And it was so weird to even be thinking it but...... she was in love with him too.”
―
Kimberly Derting,
The Body Finder
“I loved voices, I always had. Words held meaning, but voices held emotion.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Pledge
“What are you doing here?" she asked as she slowed from a jog to a walk and placed her hands on her hips. It would take her a few minutes to get her breathing back to normal. Longer if he kept smiling at her like that. He shrugged. "I couldn't sleep. What about you?" She opted for the obvious and filled her voice with as much sarcasm as she could. "I live here, actually” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“I swear that boy can't function without you, not even at lunch.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“I was just waiting for you to want me as much as I wanted you.” His words were quiet but carried one hell of an impact. “I knew we were going to be together; it was just a matter of time. I kept hoping that you would figure it out. But for a smart girl, you’re a little dense, Vi. I kept bringing up Lissie Adams, and showing you the notes she was leaving me, hoping that you’d get pissed enough to finally admit how you felt about me.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“I pledge to keep you safe.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Pledge
“He reached out, capturing her hand in his. He laced his fingers casually through hers.Violet leaned against him and the calm finally came, settling over her peacefully.And then he kissed her. Gently. Softly. Not on the lips, as she'd imagined so many times before, but on her forehead.The gesture was sweet and a little possessive.Violet hoped, maybe, it was a start.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“I was wrong. I should have never doubted you. I do trust you. I love you, and I can't do this anymore. I don't want to be..." He struggled to find the right words. "...without you." And then, finally, his arms slackened, releasing her, giving her the choice again. She felt his shoulders slump, and his heart shudder. "Please...” ― Kimberly Derting, Desires of the Dead
“I've been so worried about strange men following you around that I forgot how dangerous Homecoming Queens can be.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“Is that how it is now, we're back to just friends?" Violet asked, rasing her eyebrows at him challengingly. "I'll remember to keep that in mind next time we're 'doing homework'.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“Curiosity is an addictive drug.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Pledge
“Jules stood up and stretched gracelessly. “Let’s hurry up and pay before she”-she indicated Claire with a flick of her thumb-“sees something shiny and we lose her again.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“You're such a girl," she chided, but somehow the words came out too soft...too tender, and ended up sounding like a compliment.Jay just laughed. "So what does that make you, the guy?" He squeezed her hand even tighter, keeping it buried in his."Or some sort of lesbian," she teased, raising one eyebrow. "Maybe we should try out a little girl-on-girl action.""Nice, Violet. Do you kiss your mom with that mouth?" His eyes glinted as he watched her.She leaned closer to him in the darkness of the car's interior. "No, but I'll kiss you with it.” ― Kimberly Derting, Desires of the Dead
“Ewww!" Clair shrieked, shoving Chelsea away. "Get away from me!""Leave her Alone Chels" Jules interupted, "or you're going to make her start on her "It's Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve" Speech” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“Multihued light radiated up from beneath the water, centered among the reeds, and then diffusing outward as it reached the surface. Violet had never seen anything like it, and she knew that the spectrum of light was defying its very nature by behaving in that way.It could only be one thing.There was something dead down there.” ― Kimberly Derting , The Body Finder
“Chelsea, for the love of everything good and holy, please...please stop ruining my friend." ~Jay” ― Kimberly Derting, Desires of the Dead
“ In the privacy of my dreams, I'm a warrior.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Essence
“If you ever…ever… touch her again, I swear to God, Grady, I‟ll fucking kill you. Do you hear me?” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“No, I tried to use Lissie. But apparently you're more pigheaded than I gave you credit for. I thought for sure that would do it. Instead, it backfired on me, and you agreed to go to the dance with... someone else.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“I loved voices, I always had. Words held meaning, but voices held emotion.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Pledge
“What are you doing here?" she asked as she slowed from a jog to a walk and placed her hands on her hips. It would take her a few minutes to get her breathing back to normal. Longer if he kept smiling at her like that. He shrugged. "I couldn't sleep. What about you?" She opted for the obvious and filled her voice with as much sarcasm as she could. "I live here, actually” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“I swear that boy can't function without you, not even at lunch.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“I was just waiting for you to want me as much as I wanted you.” His words were quiet but carried one hell of an impact. “I knew we were going to be together; it was just a matter of time. I kept hoping that you would figure it out. But for a smart girl, you’re a little dense, Vi. I kept bringing up Lissie Adams, and showing you the notes she was leaving me, hoping that you’d get pissed enough to finally admit how you felt about me.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“I pledge to keep you safe.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Pledge
“He reached out, capturing her hand in his. He laced his fingers casually through hers.Violet leaned against him and the calm finally came, settling over her peacefully.And then he kissed her. Gently. Softly. Not on the lips, as she'd imagined so many times before, but on her forehead.The gesture was sweet and a little possessive.Violet hoped, maybe, it was a start.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“I was wrong. I should have never doubted you. I do trust you. I love you, and I can't do this anymore. I don't want to be..." He struggled to find the right words. "...without you." And then, finally, his arms slackened, releasing her, giving her the choice again. She felt his shoulders slump, and his heart shudder. "Please...” ― Kimberly Derting, Desires of the Dead
“I've been so worried about strange men following you around that I forgot how dangerous Homecoming Queens can be.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“Is that how it is now, we're back to just friends?" Violet asked, rasing her eyebrows at him challengingly. "I'll remember to keep that in mind next time we're 'doing homework'.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“Curiosity is an addictive drug.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Pledge
“Jules stood up and stretched gracelessly. “Let’s hurry up and pay before she”-she indicated Claire with a flick of her thumb-“sees something shiny and we lose her again.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“You're such a girl," she chided, but somehow the words came out too soft...too tender, and ended up sounding like a compliment.Jay just laughed. "So what does that make you, the guy?" He squeezed her hand even tighter, keeping it buried in his."Or some sort of lesbian," she teased, raising one eyebrow. "Maybe we should try out a little girl-on-girl action.""Nice, Violet. Do you kiss your mom with that mouth?" His eyes glinted as he watched her.She leaned closer to him in the darkness of the car's interior. "No, but I'll kiss you with it.” ― Kimberly Derting, Desires of the Dead
“Ewww!" Clair shrieked, shoving Chelsea away. "Get away from me!""Leave her Alone Chels" Jules interupted, "or you're going to make her start on her "It's Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve" Speech” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“Multihued light radiated up from beneath the water, centered among the reeds, and then diffusing outward as it reached the surface. Violet had never seen anything like it, and she knew that the spectrum of light was defying its very nature by behaving in that way.It could only be one thing.There was something dead down there.” ― Kimberly Derting , The Body Finder
“Chelsea, for the love of everything good and holy, please...please stop ruining my friend." ~Jay” ― Kimberly Derting, Desires of the Dead
“ In the privacy of my dreams, I'm a warrior.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Essence
“If you ever…ever… touch her again, I swear to God, Grady, I‟ll fucking kill you. Do you hear me?” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
“No, I tried to use Lissie. But apparently you're more pigheaded than I gave you credit for. I thought for sure that would do it. Instead, it backfired on me, and you agreed to go to the dance with... someone else.” ― Kimberly Derting, The Body Finder
