How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
She scoots/sideways, her knee touches mine./And for some crazy reason, I want/her to kiss me. Wait. What? (9.41)
This is what people are talking about when they refer to attraction as chemistry or electricity. Attraction often feels like being unexpectedly struck by lightning.
Quote #2
Did kissing/Sean ever make me feel that way?/I don't think so. Don't think/kissing any boy ever made me feel/that way… (17.43-44)
Cara doesn't have words yet for "that way," but she's experiencing lust for the first time.
Quote #3
His mouth/covers mine. I should wilt. Instead,/I feel stiff as cardboard. (21.40-41)
Cara doesn't talk about joining together with Sean, feeling their bodies as one, or any of the things making out should be—instead, she talks about him "covering" her. Being with him feels like annihilation, not mutual desire.