C.C. Hunter quotes

I don’t know what to tell you, Perry. Life’s hard. Love’s harder
-- C.C. Hunter

#Hard Love #Harder

And this is what you get for laughing at me." He pulled her up a few inches until his lips touched hers.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Laughing #Lips #Inches

I mean . . . who was it that said if the door is locked, find a window. If the windows locked, well . . . break it. If it won't break then find a freaking sledgehammer and make a new one.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Mean #Doors #Window

I missed you all my life,” Kylie said. “I didn’t know I missed you, but I know it now. You were supposed to be there.
-- C.C. Hunter

#I Missed You #Missed You #Said

I'm so glad you're back. We need you here. I mean...Burnett's okay, but...he's not you." Holiday arched a brow. "I hear he wasn't even himself for a while there." Miranda frowned. "He told you about the whole kangaroo thing, didn't he." "Yeah," Holiday said, and her brows tightened. "And I must say, I'm very disappointed with you, Miranda" she reached out and gripped Miranda's hand. "The next time you turn him into anything, do it when I'm here to enjoy it." -Taken at Dusk
-- C.C. Hunter

#Taken #Holiday #Mean

That’s the tricky thing about love. It walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and smells like a duck. But after you sleep with it a month or so, or get dumped at the altar by it, it starts smelling more like a skunk.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Sleep #Ducks #Smell

Why does ice cream go with a broken heart?” Kylie asked. “Because if you eat enough of it, it freezes the heart and numbs the pain for a bit,
-- C.C. Hunter

#Pain #Heart #Ice Cream

Being committed or loyal to someone doesn’t mean you won’t ever be attracted to someone else. It means you won’t physically act upon the attraction.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Mean #Loyal #Committed

Whatever you are, whatever gifts you end up getting, you’ll find that time will make those changes less scary as well.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Scary #Ends #Wells

When we care about people, we sometimes overstep our grounds.
-- C.C. Hunter

#People #Care #Sometimes

God won’t give you more than you can handle.’” Holiday chuckled. “And we just wish He didn’t trust us so much, right?
-- C.C. Hunter

#Holiday #Giving #Wish

You will be what you are, and whatever it is, you will be fine. Everyone has to accept that and love you for who you are; it doesn’t really matter where your heritage comes from
-- C.C. Hunter

#Love You #And Love #Heritage

She couldn’t help wondering if that was how one made the decision to forgive or not. If letting go hurt more than accepting someone’s mistakes.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Letting Go #Hurt #Mistake

Just because a person is young doesn’t mean that being loyal to someone isn’t important. And it still hurts if someone isn’t loyal to you.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Hurt #Mean #Important

I’d kill for you, Kylie Galen. But more than that, I’d die for you.” She felt a tear roll down her cheek. “You’d better not die on me, Lucas Parker.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Tears #Galen

Derek looked at Kylie and half chuckled. "The last time I saw that look from girls, there was a handwritten note on my neighbor's tree house that read 'No boys allowed.' I'll see you. And if I get anything from my computer research, I'll let you know.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Girl #Boys #Tree

My feet are always cold. I'm a vampire," he said in a teasing voice, almost as if he was trying to chase away Holiday's somberness. "And if I remember correctly, you complained about that last night." He slowed down and slipped his arm around Holiday. "Marrying you doesn't scare me a bit. It's the best thing that could ever happen to me. I'd never run out on you. I'll be the first one to the church.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Running #Holiday #Night

As Kylie buried her head on the camp leader's shoulder, she heard Burnett scold, "I thought I told you to wait at the camp." Kylie felt Holiday tense at the reprimand, and then she raised her head. "And I thought you knew I don't follow anyone's orders." "Does anyone listen to me around here?" Burnett asked, his frustration making his tone sound almost comical. "Obviously not," one of the FRU agents said, and chuckled.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Holiday #Frustration #Order

What are we even doing out here?" Burnett asked, seemingly getting more frustrated the longer he considered things. "The orders were to wait until tomorrow. Why do I give orders around here if no one listens to them?
-- C.C. Hunter

#Order #Giving #Waiting

I became blinded by what I thought I needed to do. I was wrong. I was stupid. But not for one minute did I ever stop loving you. And that's why I deserve to be forgiven.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Stupid #Loving You #Minutes

Me?" All the crappiness of the day, of the last few weeks, zeroed in on this high and mighty B with an itch, and the scared-rabbit feeling faded.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Feelings #Rabbits #Lasts

Be forewarned,' the vamp said, 'if I learn that there's anything romantic happening here, I'm sending him packing...less a few body parts.' Kylie's mouth dropped open. 'Romantic? Oh, please, he's old. He's as old as you.' Burnett's brow creased. 'Which is my point.' His frown deepened. 'Not that I'm *that* old.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Mouths #Body #Said

You couldn't always control life, just your response to it.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Response

Kylie bit down on her lip. Burnett took a step forward. He squared his shoulders, empathy filling his eyes. He took a deep, apparent heartfelt breath and looked at Kylie. She nodded at him as if giving him the lead. He looked back at Holiday and, in a deep voice, said, "Kylie has something to tell you." Kylie's mouth fell open and right then she knew it was official. Men sucked at verbal communication especially where anything emotional was concerned.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Communication #Eye #Holiday

There are no guarantees. Not with love or with life. But we can't go through life never taking a risk... Put our hearts out there. Take a chance with a boy. We might end up hurt, we might not.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Hurt #Heart #Boys

I personally think the downside of being able to change into anything is the fear that you don't know who you really are.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Thinking #Able

When he didn't answer, she didn't know if it was because he couldn't or if he was back to not talking to her. Back to pushing her out of his life. Men! Why was it that boys said girls were so hard to understand, when she hadn't known a single guy who hadn't confused her to the point of screaming?
-- C.C. Hunter

#Girl #Confused #Boys

Taking a deep breath that smelled of rain, she was poised to move when a hand clasped her elbow. Memories of another hand grabbing her sent panic shooting through her veins. She swung around. "Whoa. You okay?" Lucas lightened his clasp around her arm. Kylie caught her breath and stared up at the werewolf's blue eyes. "Yeah. You just...surprised me. You need to whistle when you come up on me.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Memories #Moving #Rain

That woman is the most difficult, the most stubborn redhead I've ever had the displeasure of meeting." He shot off, leaving only a blurry streak in his wake. "And you're falling in love with her," Kylie whispered.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Falling In Love #Leaving #Stubborn

You knocked the door down." Disbelief rang in his matter-of-fact tone. "I know," she answered,unable to say anything else. Unable to look away from his body. "But it's solid oak." "I know." She felt the solid oak beneath her and a little shocked that she'd done it, too. If it mattered at all, her shoulder felt a little bruised. And it was the slight pain that brought some reality back into the moment. "You don't have any clothes on." Oh, God, did she really say that?
-- C.C. Hunter

#Pain #Reality #Doors

Change his mind. Tell him you're sorry you grilled his shorts." That you're sorry you've got ice running through your veins .
-- C.C. Hunter

#Running #Sorry #Ice

She already had a headache-she didn't want to add 'get tortured' to today's to-do list.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Add #Want #Today

She's a serial kisser. I think her parents are French.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Thinking #Parent

Just because a guy rings your bell, doesn't mean you have to toot his horn.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Mean #Guy #Bells

Kylie watched as his shirttail upward, exposing a very hard abdomen. The hem of his shirt inched higher, and she took in the cutest inny belly button she'd ever seen. And then his chest. Solid. Hard. A few drops of water glistened against his skin. Hear heart beat to the sound of passion again.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Passion #Heart #Water

Life isn't supposed to be easy. Generally speaking, the harder something is the more rewarding the results will be.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Easy #Results #Harder

What you are doesn't matter. Because what you are isn't going to change who you are.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Matter #Who You Are

Maybe I'm a supernatural retard.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Retard

Thanks, but that's not going to fix anything. It's like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Band #Bullets #Thanks

She's not the one I want." His words came out terse. "It's you. It's been you since...since the minute I first saw you.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Want #Saws #Firsts

She leaned into him to soak up his warmth. "You are so hot," she said. "It's about time you noticed," he teased.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Hot #Said #Warmth

You gotta love an attentive vampire --Kylie
-- C.C. Hunter

#Vampire

See,” he said playfully, and arched his eyebrows. “Admit it.” He moved in. His mouth ame so close to hers that she could practically feel it moving when he spoke. “Admit what?” She put a little tease in her own voice, hoping she drove him crazy as he drove her. “Admit that you like my kisses and yes to going out with me
-- C.C. Hunter

#Crazy #Moving #Kissing

I think he likes you" Miranda Whispered. Realizing she and Derek had drawn attention, she glanced away. "He's probably just curious about me like everyone else" she whispered back. "Nope. He's hot for you" Della said, reminding Kylie of the supernatural hearing of some of the campers. "When he was sitting by you at lunch, he oozed so much testosterone that it was hard to breathe. He wants your body" Della teased. "Well, he's not getting it" Kylie said.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Thinking #Lunch #Hot

When it walks like a saint, and quacks like a saint- it's a quacking saint." -Della
-- C.C. Hunter

#Saint #Quacks #Walks

Did you found something? asked she with hope. Yes, this until... Until what...? Until you stick your breasts on my back.And you realize that now I can't think about lions anymore!
-- C.C. Hunter

#Thinking #Sticks #Lions

You're attracted to him," Kylie said. "And don't try to deny it. You've even admitted that much to me." "Okay, I won't deny that. He's got that whole hard body, vampire magnetism going for him. But when I was young, I had a crush on Big Bird. That wouldn't have worked out either.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Crush #Bird #Vampire

When one door closes, find another." Kylie gazed back up. "And what if there isn't another door?" "Then you try the window." "And if there's not a window?" Kylie asked. "Then you find a sledgehammer and make a window.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Doors #What If #Trying

Long story short, ghosts just coming out of the closet sucked at communication. Probably as bad as a beginner ghost whisperer sucked at getting them to communicate.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Communication #Long #Beginners

Friday morning, Kylie, Miranda, and Della, each carting suitcases, walked the trail to meet up with their parents. They walked slowly, like condemned prisoners moving to their executions. “I’m going to be peeing on a drug test stick every hour,” Della muttered. Miranda sighed. “I’m going to screw up at my competition and my mom is going to give me up for adoption.” “I’m going to a ghost hunt,” Kylie added. Both girls looked at her. “Don’t ask.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Girl #Mom #Friday

Wow,” Kylie muttered, and grinned. “Yeah, wow.” Della leaned in closer. “I think Perry just grew a pair.” Kylie bit down on her lip to keep from laughing. “If this was a movie, there would be some music playing in the background.” “I could sing,” Della chuckled. “And ruin it,” Kylie teased back. “I’ve heard you singing in the shower.” Both grinning, they looked back at the kissing couple.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Couple #Kissing #Thinking

You told dad you didn't know what happened to his underwear. But You'd just flame-broiled his shorts on the grill.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Dad #Flames #Underwear

I mean, if your about to tell me something like I'm dead, that i need to start acquiring a taste for blood, and I can't even eat sushi, I wont be able to handle it. Or if you're going to tell me that I'm going to start howling at the moon, eating peoples cats, and will spend the rest of my life having to get waxed if I want to wear a bathing suit, then I don't think I can handle it, either. I like cats and I tried waxing once, and that hurt like a son of a gun." -Kylie
-- C.C. Hunter

#Hurt #Mean #Cat

We just hide from the people we love. Sad, isn't it?
-- C.C. Hunter

#Sad Love #People

This isn't fair. I tell you guys everything. I don't hold back anything." "Believe me, I know," Della said. "I know more about you and Perry's relationship than the law allows.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Believe #Law #Guy

I love you," he said, his voice almost musical with happiness. She shot him a scowl. "Isn't saying that a bit dangerous considering these aren't wooden swords and the ends aren't even taped?" He laughed.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Love You #Voice #Musical

Then maybe it's time to change that." Della sat back in her chair. "Change what?" Kylie asked. "Come out of the closet. You know, like...'I'm gay and here to stay.' You'd need a different slogan, but maybe, 'I'm a lizard and if you don't like it, I'll eat out your gizzard.'" Della chuckled. "Okay, it needs some work, but you get what I mean.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Mean #Gay #Different

Did you want me to stay?" Kylie's yes and Lucas' no chimed out at the same time. "Sorry," Lucas said, not sounding sorry as he looked at Della. "But I need Kylie's full attention to teach her, and you would just distract her." "Right," Della said in a tone of complete disbelief. Lucas frowned at the vamp. "Okay," Della said. "I'll just mosey along.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Sorry #Needs #Attention

She simply stood there and waited for him to show her the next move. And hoped it only involved sword fighting and not seduction.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Moving #Fighting #Next

Be patient? That's all you've got for me?" Steve complained ten minutes later. Kylie glanced up at Perry, circling them as they sat behind the office, and then frowned at Steve. "I don't know why everyone thinks I'm the love guru.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Thinking #Office #Patient

Derek's the nicest guy I know. He would never...you know." "He better not...you know!" Hayden bit out.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Guy

Burnett fidgeted. She had never seen Burnett like this. He looked like a kid who needed to go to the bathroom.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Kids #Bathroom #Needed

Holiday's eyes pooled with tears. And that pretty much made it a cry fest. Even Della joined in the tear party. Right then, Burnett walked in the office. His gaze went from one female to the other. Kylie could almost hear him groaning inwardly. "I...I'll be...right out there." Obviously even a hard-bodied vampire trained by the FRU wasn't capable of dealing with four crying women.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Party #Holiday #Eye

She cut her eyes to the woods and whispered, "We're not alone, remember?" "I don't care who hears it. I love you!" His voice rose louder this time. She frowned. "Nothing's changed." "Everything has changed," he said.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Love You #Eye #Cutting

Kylie turned and the spirit of the murderous woman stood beside her. 'You did this, didn't you?' 'Why would I burn up my own phone?' Derek asked.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Phones #Spirit

Kylie stormed into Holiday's office. She dropped down into the seat across from the desk and looked her friend and camp leader right in the eyes. "I hate boys. I'm seriously considering going lesbian." Holiday's expression was part grin, part groan. "If it was that easy, ninety percent of the women in the world would be gay." She made a funny little face and then asked, "So...boy problems?
-- C.C. Hunter

#Hate #Eye #Holiday

She remembered when they were kids and he'd caught the rock that the bullies had thrown at her. At six, she'd considered him a hero. At sixteen, she considered him a heartbreaker.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Hero #Kids #Rocks

Life's hard, Love's harder.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Hard Love #Harder

Have you been smoking something? Seriously, I think you're a werewolf. This new snarky attitude is a dead giveaway." "And vampires aren't snarky?" Kylie rolled her eyes. "No, we're pissy. Snarky and pissy are two totally different things.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Attitude #Eye #Thinking

But I have to go. Thank you, Kylie Galen. Thank you for being my friend. Thank you for teaching me to think beyond myself. Thank you for everything.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Teaching #Thinking #Galen

I'm in love with you, Kylie." He looked almost embarrassed by the admission. He jumped up, took one step away, then swung around and faced her again. "I don't expect you to say it back and I don't think this will change your mind about anything. But you deserved to know. And I needed to tell you because.....I've never felt this way before-for anyone.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Love You #Thinking #Mind

I've dug so deep into his background, I can practically tell you when he stopped waring diapers.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Diapers #Backgrounds

Take some very deep breaths," Miranda said. "Relax. Concentrate. Then envision a frosty six-pack and wiggle your pinky." A frosty six-pack. Kylie inhaled. He held out her pinky, and right then Della chimed in. "We are talking a six=pack of soda, not a cold guy with good-looking abs, right?" There was a strange kind of sizzle in the air. And suddenly appearing in front of the refrigerator was a shirtless, shivering guy with great abs. His blue eyes studied the three of them in complete bafflement. "What the...!" he muttered. Kylie gasped. Miranda giggled. Della snorted with laughter.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Laughter #Eye #Blue

Boy trouble, huh?" "Boy catastrophe is more like it. I'm not sure I can do this." "Do what?" Concern sounded in Holiday's voice. "Do Lucas," Kylie said. Holiday made a funny face and raised one eyebrow.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Holiday #Boys #Eyebrows

Could she learn to like this guy? "“It's nice to meet you." Kylie plastered a warm expression on her face. But she worried he could tell it was a sham. "The pleasure is all mine," he said. Kylie just smiled. He was completely right about that.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Nice #Expression #Guy

What was that, Kylie? Just a thank-you for saving your life.. or was it more?
-- C.C. Hunter

#Saving

Kylie didn't know which one of the fairies were doing it, or if it was both- she honestly didn't care- but the thousands of tiny pinpricks of panic started to fade. She felt safe and that was all that mattered.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Care #Safe #Panic

...Our heats want the good to win. We're still afraid, we still make mistakes, but if we listen to what our hearts want, we will find the right way.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Mistake #Heart #Winning

She tossed her towel on her dresser and turned to the bed where shed left her PJs. Only it wasn't just her PJs on the bed anymore. Lucas, eyes wide, sat on the foot of her bed, about four feet from where she stood completely naked. She squealed. He laughed. She dashed for the towel. Once she had it around her, she glared from a still grinning Lucas to the door. "I'm killing Della!" He laughed again. "I'm afraid I might have to protect her for this one.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Eye #Doors #Feet

Kylie looked up towards the sky. "Sometimes I just wish Heaven wasn't so far away.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Sky #Heaven #Wish

Nana used to say whenever you start feeling like the world is taking a bite out of you, bite back by counting your blessings.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Blessing #Feelings #World

Not everyone in the world is alike. And some of us are a lot more different than others. Some of us were born like this, some of us were changed. But no matter how this happened to you, if you are here it is because this is your destiny. It was chosen for you.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Destiny #Different #World

Couldn't I just be a bit loony instead of gifted?
-- C.C. Hunter

#Gifted

But you are making assumptions without all the facts, and that's not a sign of intelligence.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Facts #Assumption

The stupid vamp just asked me to marry him. Here, now? As if looking like I just died is how I wanted to be proposed to." Joy did a lap around Kylie's heart. "And you said?" Holiday took a sip of water. "I asked him if we couldn't just live together in sin." "And?" "He told me it wouldn't be a good example to our students. So...I agreed to marry him." She pushed a hand against her forehead. "Dear God, what am I getting myself into?
-- C.C. Hunter

#Stupid #Heart #Holiday

John rose to his feet and apologized to Holiday. Her mom seethed. Her dad tried to talk to her seething mom. Holiday tried to touch everyone. Burnett continued to glare green daggers at John, proving how hard it was for a vampire to accept an apology. Not that she blamed him. Kill him. Kill him. She cheered the vampire on. Lucas hadn't stopped scowling at Derek and Derek hadn't stopped ignoring Lucas.
-- C.C. Hunter

#Mom #Dad #Holiday