01c. 1968 ADYou have a cat and go on vacation, you know who to call. Though, I warn you, I do both dry and wet food. I’m not into doin’ just wet or just dry. They need a treat, but they need to keep their teeth clean. It’s important.”-TexRock ChickKristen Ashley / quote ↗
02c. 1968 ADWe girls, we're tough, darling. Soft on the outside but, deep down, we're tough.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
03c. 1968 ADMy girl, always hated frogs,” Jackie stated when she’d controlled her hilarity.“That’s right, Mom,” Feb leveled her irate eyes at her mother, “I’m a girl therefore I hate frogs. I’d get kicked out of the girl club if I didn’t.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
04c. 1968 ADMoomah," Travis mumbled and Joker looked to the kid to see his eyes on the magazine, his fingers twiddling his lip."Yeah, son, that's your momma."Travis looked to him. "Moomah.""Yeah, boy."Travis took his fingers from his lip and curled them around Joker's. "Joejoekah.""Yeah," Joker whispered. "I'm your Joker."The boy wobbled a second then dropped forward and landed a sloppy, open-mouthed kiss on his hand and Joker's mouth.He wobbled back."Love you too, kid," Joker whispered.Travis giggled.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
05c. 1968 ADWith women, it’s about the slow soak, babe. Assholes pour shit on the surface and women keep goin’ not even knowin’ that shit is soakin’ in. Then one day, out of fuckin’ nowhere, that acid has burned deep in a way it leaves a wound that will never heal. Wipe that shit away, Lanie. Don’t let it soak in. He doesn’t know me. He cannot make that call about me.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
06c. 1968 ADBeing on the moon is about harnessing science and technology. Waveless waterbeds are about harnessing nature and that, by definition, is not natural,” I shot back.“Babe, you’re not lyin’ on a miracle,” he said through a lip twitch.“No, I’m lying under one.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
07c. 1968 ADYou’re beautiful, Finnie, but by the gods you have never been more beautiful than you are right now, spread before me, wrapped in my wool and filled with meKristen Ashley / quote ↗
08c. 1968 ADToasted almond pancakes. Sweet soft 'okays'. Makin' me laugh more in a few weeks than I have in decades. 'Yes, Daddys' I feel in my dick. The first voicemail you left me, babe. I saved it and I listen to it once a day. If I lose focus, I see you on your back, knees high, legs wide, offering your sweet, wet pussy to me. You smile at me in bed every time you wander outta my bedroom in my shirts, my tees, or your work clothes and honest to Christ, it sets me up for the day. And no matter what shit goes down, I get through it knowin' whichever bed I climb into at night, you're in it ready to snuggle into me or give me what I wanna take. Your girl, a headache. You, never. And in a life that's been full of headaches, babe, having that, there is no price tag. You gotta get it and do it fuckin' now that there's a lotta different kinds of give and take. And you give as good as you get, baby, trust me.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
11c. 1968 ADBelonging to me doesn’t mean I’ll make you do anything, it just means I consider you mine for as long as this lasts. It means I protect you, it means I take care of you. For another man, it might mean something different. Don’t confuse me with another manKristen Ashley / quote ↗
12c. 1968 ADSeriously. Who needed a real lover when you had a handsome, affectionate man who adored you, put a beautiful house over your head, gave you a great job, lavished you with fabulous clothes, shoes, purses and jewelry and would never break your heart?Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
13c. 1968 ADJealousy is an ugly emotion that makes people do some seriously whacked shit and when a woman is experiencing it, it's worse.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
14c. 1968 ADI'm with him because when I'm with him, I'm free to be me. I'm with him because he's hot. I'm with him because he lets me blather, since I'm prone to blathering, and he lets me rant when I have a bad day. I'm with him because when I rant, he makes me feel better and he does this effortlessly. I'm with him because I live for the times when I'm on the back of his bike and we're riding together, not even talking, just being free.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
15c. 1968 ADMy eyes went to him. "Your rule, honey. I can go put panties on." His eyes came to me. "You do, I get the strap.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
16c. 1968 ADThank you for keeping it a secret. There aren’t many of those in this tribe.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
17c. 1968 ADWe all fall on hard times,” he said quietly, removing his fist from my chin. “It’s just lucky for you that you fell in the right direction.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
18c. 1968 ADMay feel like you're fallin', Tabby, but remember, I'm at the bottom ready to catch you."At these beautiful words, I burst into tears again.Without hesitation, Shy yanked me back into his arms and held me.There it was.I'd reached bottom and I was crying , because I didn't realize it at the time, but he'd already caught me.And it felt beautiful!Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
19c. 1968 ADMay feel like you're falling', Tabby, but remember, I'm at the bottom ready to catch you.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
20c. 1968 ADThe library serves as a gathering place for friends whoshare the love of books. It further serves as a resource for those who escape the pressure of everydaylife, doing it by losing themselves in the written word.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
21c. 1968 ADIt’s my experience that a weakness understood is no weakness. If you know you have it, even if you can’t control it, you can make allowances for it. It is those who ignore or don’t understand their weaknesses who are wasted by them.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
22c. 1968 ADI couldn't ignore the fact that it felt good. So. Very. Good. To be held, in bed, in the arms of a tall, strong, handsome man.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
23c. 1968 ADBecause, no matter how old we get, we always need to believe in fairytales.Kristen Ashley / quote ↗
24c. 1968 ADShe stared into his eyes and announced, “A good-bye kiss.”It was at that Raid stopped dead. “What?”“Raiden, the gig is up,” she declared, and Raid closed his eyes.Jesus, how could the woman be so infuriating and so fucking cute all at once?He opened his eyes and asked, “The gig is up?”She leaned into him and hissed, “Yes.”Fuck, he wanted to kiss her.He also wanted to shakKristen Ashley / quote ↗
