Quotes By Author: lila monroe

“The sun starts to sink lower over the ocean, and Zach somehow magics up a fire from driftwood and kindling.And then he brings out the marshmallows.Not a bag of mass-produced, uniform white cylinders of sugar. But two not-quite-square, hand-made, artisanal marshmallows.I look up at him. “Are you kidding me right now?”The right side of his mouth kicks up in a smirk that says I gave him exactly the reaction he was looking for. “Nope,” he says. “I asked the baker and she made these special for us. After all, I did promise you.”He grabs a forked stick and roasts them for us. When they’re perfectly golden brown and sagging off the stick, he slides it onto a graham cracker, and adds a square of chocolate.I put the entire thing in my mouth.“Ohmigod!” I murmur. “This is amazing!”“Transcendent?” he teases.“Absolutely.” I agree, licking some of the sugar off my fingers.He grabs my wrist and the next thing I know, he’s licking the sugar off my fingers.Oh God, and now I’m thinking of last night and what else he licked. As I watch, his eyes get intense; he’s thinking the same.“We can’t have sex on the beach,” I say breathlessly. “Too sandy.”“You have a one-track mind, don’t you?” he teases. “I only brought you here for the sunset.”Aaaand now I feel like an idiot. “Right,” I cough, blushing. “Well, thank you.”“But …” He adds, his mouth curving into that sexy smile that kills me. “That doesn’t mean we can’t … kiss.” His hand comes up to push a stray lock of hair behind my ear.I nod because resistance is futile. The best I can do is make light of it so he can’t see the emotion coursing through me. “I’m pretty sure it’s the law that when you drink wine and eat artisanal marshmallows on the beach, you have to kiss.” I wave vaguely toward where we left the car. “I saw it on the sign by the parking lot.”“Well, if it’s a law,” he grins. A second later, his lips find mine.He tastes like wine and sugar, and pure Zach. I sigh in pleasure. This picnic, the marshmallows—everything—just might be the most romantic thing anyone’s ever done for me.But that perfect sunset? We totally miss it.After all, there are better things to do.”