“What a good morning it was. Tyler stood before her, six-plus feet of denim-clad hotness. A woodsy scent wafted toward her, and she inhaled deeply, loving the smell of his cologne. The man was gorgeous, and he was hers for the next twenty-four hours.”

“Charles Tucker had starred in Ella's dreams ever since she was fourteen.”

“There comes a time in every man's life when he reaches a crossroads. A chance to choose between two paths. One is unknown, filled with potential and struggles that demand growth and change, but could lead to new beginnings. The other is familiar, grooved with well-worn ruts and established twists, muddy holes and isolation. The path that, while lonely, fits like a glove. Where words had failed him, his actions wouldn't. They'd speak loud and clear, showing her regardless of what he'd said, or how they'd started and ended, this was real. Their connection wasn't manufactured or fake. It was the truest thing he'd ever known.”

“She simply wanted one night to live out her fantasy. For as long as she could remember, Charlie Tucker had been the guy, and tonight, all she wanted was for him to see her as more than just a little kid. To actually see her as someone desirable. To simple see... her.”

“You have no idea how much I want you.”

“Bass players have bigger instruments." Charlie's slow grin curled her toes and he added, "We also do it deeper.”

“All I need is you.”

“You can't break up what was never together. But my heart didn't get that memo.”

“Apparently, I'm a sucker for a man with belt buckles the size of Texas.”

“The low E is at the top, the second string is A, then it's D, G, B, and the last one is high E." A mnemonic device he once heard came to mind and, plucking the strings, he said, "Eddie Ate Dynamite... Good Bye Eddie,.”

“My happy place, huh? Well, yeah, I guess that's what music is for me.”