65 Quotes About Claire Danver

Promise me you’ll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know.” Claire felt a flutter inside, like a bird trying to fly, and a rush of heat that made her dizzy. And something else, something fragile as a soap bubble, and just as beautiful. Joy, in the middle of all this horror and heartbreak.“ Yes, ” she whispered back. “I promise.” And she kissed him, and kissed him, and kissed him, while the sun came up and bathed Morganville in one last, shining day. . Rachel Caine

[Myrnin to Claire about their costumes of Pierrot and Harlequin, respectively]" Don't they teach you anything in your schools?"."" Pity. I suppose that's what comes of your main education flowing from Google. Rachel Caine

She came awake, stomach rumbling, and opened her eyes to see a plate being held right under her nose. When she reached for it, Shane snatched it back. 'Nuh-uh. Mine.''Share! ' she demanded.' Man, you are one grabby girlfriend.' She grinned. It always made her feel so fiercly warm inside to hear him say that- the girlfriend part, not the grabby part. 'If you love me, you'll give me a taco.'' Seriously? That's all you got? What about you'll do sexy, illegal things to me for a taco?'' Not for a taco, ' she said. 'I'm not cheap.'' They're brisket tacos.'' Now you're talking. . Rachel Caine

You humans, always eating. I'll make you soup. You can eat it while you keep working." Myrnin set aside his book and walked into the back of the lab." Don't use the same beaker you used for poisons! " Claire yelled after him. He waved a pale hand. "I mean it! Rachel Caine

He's not doing anything he shouldn't be doing, right?" "Like what?"" Like hitting on you."" Ew. No, of course not. He doesn't see me that way." Michael shook his head and went back to his coffee." What? You think he does?"" Sometimes he looks at you a little.. oddly, that's all. Maybe you're right. Maybe he just wants you for your blood."" Again, Ew! What's with you this morning?"" Not enough coffee. Rachel Caine

Myrnin, who hadn't said much, suddenly reached out and wrapped his arms around her. She stiffened, shocked, and for a panicked second wondered whether he'd suddenly decided to snack on her neck.. but it was just a hug. His body felt cold against hers, and way too close, but then he let go and stepped back. "You've done very well. I'm extremely proud of you, " he said. There was a touch of color high in his pale cheeks. "Do go home now. And shower. You reek like the dead." Which, coming from a vampire, was pretty rich. . Rachel Caine

You okay?"" Fine."" Your heart's beating really fast."" Gee, thanks. That's very comforting that you can hear it." He smiled, and it was the old Michael, the one she'd first met before all the vamp stuff." Yeah, I know it is. Sorry. Just stay behind me if there's trouble."" You sound like Shane.""Well, he did say he'd kill me if I got you hurt. I'm just looking after my own neck."" Liar. Rachel Caine

Here, " Myrnin said, his voice still gentle and low. "Amelie said you had to work. No one said you had to work alone." He picked up the next part and slotted it in, took the screwdriver from Claire's numbed fingers, and fastened it with a couple of deft, fast movements. "I'll be your hands." She wanted to cry, because it was so sweet, but it wouldn't do any good. Rachel Caine

Oliver laughed - actually laughed." I like this new Claire, " he said. "You should work her this hard all the time, Myrnin. She's interesting when she's forthright." Claire, possessed by the spirit of Eve, shot him the finger. Which made him laugh again, shake his head, and walk up the steps. Rachel Caine

Promise me, Amelie, that you’ll crucify me with silver before you allow me to fall in love.”“ I hardly think there’s any chance of that, ” Amelie said. "I doubt you have the capacity. Rachel Caine

Bite me, Goth princess, ” Shane called from the back. “Not literally or anything.”“ Maybe you should say that to Michael.”“Not funny, Eve, ” Michael said. Eve raised her eyebrows and held her fingers up, measuring off about an inch. “Little bit, ” she said. Rachel Caine

He started to touch the mechanism under the keyboard, then pulled his hand back with a snap." Ah, " he said. "Must deactivate the security.... Turn around, please."" What?"" Turn around, Claire. It's a secure password! "" You have GOT to be kidding."" Why ever would I joke about that? Please turn. Rachel Caine

Shane, in case we don’t … don’t come out of this, I wanted to say…” He glanced over at her, and she felt her whole body warm from it. She remembered that look. It made her feel naked inside and out, but not in a creepy kind of way. In a way that felt…. Free. “If what you say is true, and I guess it has to be, I think I know why we’re … together, ” he said. “I think I’d fall for you no matter what, Claire. You’re kind of awesome. Rachel Caine

Yeah, I get it; you're a vampire, " she said. "Creepy. And okay, a little hot, I admit." "You don't mean that." "Come on. I still like you, you know, even if you.. crave plasma." Michael blinked and looked at her as if he had never seen her before." You what?"" Like. You." Eve enunciated slowly, as if Michael might not know the words. "Idiot. I always have. What, you didn't know?" Eve sounded cool and grown-up about it, but Claire saw the hectic color in her cheeks, under the makeup. "How clueless are you? Does it come with the fangs?" "I guess I.. I just thought.. Hell. I just didn't think.. You're kind of intimidating, you know." "I'm intimidating? Me? I run like a rabbit from trouble, mostly, " Eve said." It's all show and makeup. You're the one who's intimidating. I mean, come on. All that talent, and you look.. Well, you know how you look." " How do I look?" He sounded fascinated now, and he'd actually moved a little closer to Eve on the couch. She laughed. "Oh come on. You're a total model-babe." "You're kidding."" You don't think you are?" He shook his head. "Then you're kind of an idiot, Glass. Smart, but and idiot." Eve crossed her arms.“ So? What exactly do you think about me, except that I’m intimidating?”“ I think you’re…you’re…ah, interesting?” Michael was amazingly bad at this, Claire thought, but then he saved it by looking away and continuing. “I think you’re beautiful. And really, really strange.” Eve smiled and looked down, and that looked like a real blush, under the rice powder. “Thanks for that, “ she said, “I never thought you knew I existed, or if you did, that you thought I was anything but Shane’s bratty freak friend.”“ Well, to be fair, you are Shane’s bratty freak friend.”“ Hey! ”“ You can be bratty and beautiful, ” Michael said. “I think it’s interesting. Rachel Caine

Claire said. “I might be able to get him to stop.” “Who, crazy dude? Maybe. Or he might pull your head off, ” Shane said. “I kind of worry.” She couldn’t help but smile. “Yeah?”“A little bit.”“ That’s …nice.”He studied her, and returned the smile. “Yeah, ” he said. “Kind of is, actually. Rachel Caine

Yes, " he said. "I am sure. I double-checked everything after you went home yesterday. I even made a few improvements, just in case." The first part of that reassured her. The second part.. not so much. "What kind of improvements?" "Oh, nothing, really. Mostly just streamlining. You really did very well; I certainly don't want you to think that I am one of those people who has to be in control all the- Oh, well, I suppose that's actually true- I do have to be in control all the time. But only because I am in charge, of course. . Rachel Caine

I’m faster than the rest of you, if .. Because I’m a vampire, ” Michael said, and it was some kind of breakthrough for him to say that. “If you get in trouble, I’ll be there.”“ Nice, ” Shane said. “I’m warming up to this bloodsucking thing, Mikey.”“No, you’re not.”“ Okay, no, I’m not, but right now let’s pretend I am. Rachel Caine

Well, friend, I don’t know about your tastes, but I tend to like it very bloody, ” Myrnin said. He shifted position, dragging Claire along like a rag doll without any effort at all. “Have we been introduced?”“ Probably not. Why, are you asking me out, sweetheart?”“ You’re not my type, darling. Is this one yours?”“ No, ” Frank said, and looked at Shane, just in a quick flicker. “Let’s say she’s a friend of the family. Rachel Caine

Amelie said, “I won’t be your servant in Morganville. Nor should you be mine. Equals.” She offered her hand to him, and he looked down at it, clearly taken aback. But he took it. “Now defend what is ours, my partner.” He grinned … grinned! … and whirled to meet Myrnin in midleap as Myrnin attacked. Rachel Caine

A rap at the back door made her jump, and she peered through the window for a long time before she eased open the door a crack. She left the security chain on. 'What do you want, Richard?'Richard Morrell's police cruiser was parked in the drive. He hadn't flashed any lights or howled any sirens, so she supposed it wasn't an emergency, exactly. But she knew him well enough to know he didn't pay social visits, at least not to the Glass House.'Good question, ' Richard said. 'I guess I want a nice girl who can cook, likes action movies, and looks good in short skirts. But I'll settle for you taking the chain off the door and letting me in. . Rachel Caine

I don't matter here, Shane. I feel like I just don't matter. Stupid, right?"" No, " he said. He sounded so gentle it broke her heart. "It's how most people feel most of the time, Claire. You've grown up being special, and this is how most people live their lives...on their own, unnoticed. And they get used to that feeling. It's just new for you. Rachel Caine

Some people come to Morganville and collapse, ” Michael said as he put the car in motion. “I’ve seen it a dozen times. But there are a few who come here and just–bloom. You’re one of those.” Claire didn’t feel especially bloomy. “So you’re saying I thrive on chaos. Rachel Caine

Stop using him, and start protecting him. I know he thinks he doesn't need it, but sometimes he does. Sometimes we all do. Rachel Caine

Her eyes felt swollen, and she knew she looked a mess, but sometimes...sometimes the emotions were just too big to hold. Rachel Caine

Claire, I-Look, my life is one long series of screw-ups and bad decisions, and I know that. I own that. But you.. I just want you to be happy. And it cuts me when you're not."" I'm happy with you." She heard the smile in his voice this time. "So what do you really want? A storybook life in Vampireville, with your life on the line every day and a half?"" I'm considering it, " she said. And she was. . Rachel Caine

Welcome to Morganville.You'll never want to leave. And even if you do...well, you can't. Sorry about that. Rachel Caine

Oh, Claire, " he said. "You think me a far better man than I am. That's kind, and flattering." "Are you saying that you -""Doughnuts! " Myrnin interrupted her and darted away, to zip back in seconds with an open box. Rachel Caine

Nobody's cut out for this town, " Shane said. "Nobody sane anyway."" Says the kid who came back."" Yeah, kind of proves my point. Rachel Caine

See?" he said, with an unholy amount of glee. "I hardly broke any laws at all. I should drive more often."" No. Trust me, you shouldn't, " Eve said. "Think of all the little old people and the children. Rachel Caine

Myrnin said softly. "And how is it that you do not understand that HERE, in THIS place, this girl belongs to me, not to you? Rachel Caine

Hey! " Claire called after him, as she leaned her backpack against the wall." No onions! "" Your loss! "" I meant for YOU! Not if you want to get kissed tonight! "" Damn, girl. Harsh. Rachel Caine

You're much shorter than my mom."" Brat, " she said, surprised into a giggle." That's no way to talk to a vampire."" Bloodsucking brat."" Better" he said. Rachel Caine

You can't go around... licking things that come out of a water treatment plant. That's just... unsanitary. Rachel Caine

Does it give you deja voodoo how alike the houses are?"" That's deja vu, and I hate you right now."" For narcing on you to your mom? Wait until you hear what I tell your dad." From the sly grin on his face, she knew what he was thinking." Don't you even think about it."" I could tell him about the time we-"" Hell, no. Rachel Caine

I'm so glad you're okay."" So, how do we celebrate my okayness? It's my day off. Let's go crazy. Glow-in-the-dark bowling?"" No"" I'll let you use the kiddie ball."" Shut up. I do NOT need the kiddie ball."" The way you bowl, I think you might." He grabbed her in an exaggerated formal dance pose and whirled her around, backpack and all, which didn't make her any more graceful. "Ballroom dancing?"" Are you INSANE?""Hey, girls who tango are hot."" You think I'm not hot because I don't tango?" He dropped the act. Shane was a smart boy. "I think you are too hot for ballroom or bowling. So you tell me. What do you want to do? And don't say study. Rachel Caine

He was a nice guy, middle-aged, a little tired, like most doctors usually seemed to be, but he just nodded and said, "Let me take a look at him. Shane?""I'm not dropping my pants, " Shane said. "I just thought I'd say that up front. Rachel Caine

She was almost at the top of the steps, and Shane was right behind her, when she heard Myrnin say, in a quiet voice that was like the old Myrnin, the one she actually liked, "I'm sorry, Claire. I never meant - I'm sorry. Sometimes I don't know... I don't know what I am thinking. I wish... I wish things could be like they were before. Rachel Caine

You know, ' Shane said twenty minutes later, 'I'd feel a whole lot better about the two of us if you didn't think i was the go-to guy for breaking and entering.' She felt a flash of guilt about the breaking-and-entering part -but she had called him- just before her heart did a funny little painful flip and she heard him say again in her head THE TWO OF US. Rachel Caine

So, been attacked by any vampires yet?"" Not one."" Zombies? Giant spiders? Water monsters?" It's been really quiet on the supernatural front"" Too bad, 'cause I got attacked by a devil dog. It was not awesome. Rachel Caine

What time is it?"" Three a.m. Michael's making a snack. You want anything?"" Um..no. Thanks." She slid off the couch and then stood there like an idiot, unwilling to leave because he was still smiling and..she liked it. "Who won?"" Which game?"" Oh. I guess I was asleep for a while."" Don't worry. We didn't let the zombies get you." This time, his smile was positively wicked. Claire felt it like a hot blanket all over her skin. Rachel Caine

Claire scraped her chair back, walked over to the cordless phone lying on the counter, and dialed from the business card still stuck to the refrigerator with a magnet. Four rings, and a cheerful voice answered on the other end and announced she’d reached Common Grounds. “Hi, ’” Claire said. “Can I talk to Sam, please?’”“ Sam? Hold on.’” The phone clattered, and Claire could hear the buzz of activity in the background–milk being steamed, people chatting, the usual excitement of a busy coffee shop. She waited, jittering one leg impatiently, until the voice came back on the line. “Sorry, ’” it said. “He’s not here tonight. I think he went to the party.’”“ The party?’”“ You know, the zombie frat party? Epsilon Epsilon Kappa? The Dead Girls’ Dance?’”“Thanks, ’” Claire said. She hung up and turned to face Michael and Eve, who were staring at her in outright surprise. She held up the phone. “The power of technology. Embrace it. Rachel Caine

Claire tipped her head back, and this time he found her lips. It was, she thought, supposed to be a fast and sweet little kiss, but somehow it slowed down, got warmer and deeper. His lips were damp and soft as silk, and that was such a contrast to the hard lines of his body pressed against her. The strength of his hands sliding around her waist and pulling her even closer. She heard him growl low in his throat, a wild and hungry sound that made her go weak and faint. He broke the kiss and leaned against her, breathing hard. "Good morning to you too. Man, I just can't stay mad when you do that."" Do what?" she asked innocently. She didn't feel innocent. She also didn't feel sixteen-nearly-seventeen, not at all. Shane always made her feel older. Much older. Ready for anything. It was a good thing Shane wasn't as dumb as her hormones seemed to be." Unless you want to stay home and cut class, we don't really have time to talk about it, " he said, and waggled his eyebrows. "So. Wanna cut class and make out?. Rachel Caine

She felt as wild and free as a little kid, running up the steps with Shane in hot pursuit, and when he grabbed her around the waist and spun her around into his room and kicked the door shut, she squealed in delight. And wiggled to fit herself against his warm, hard body as she kissed him again, breathless and flying. He kissed like their lives depended on it. Like it was an Olympic event and he intended to earn a medal. Somewhere in the back of her head she was chattering to herself, warning that this was going to go too far, that she was just making things worse for both of them, but she couldn't help it. Before long they were stretched out together on Shane's bed, and his big, warm hands were teasing under the hem of her shirt, stroking the fluttering skin of her stomach and stealing her breath. She lost it all when he spread his fingers out, pressing his palm flat against her, and she felt an almost irresistible impulse to feel those hands all over. Everywhere. Her heart was hammering hard enough to make her dizzy, and it was all just so. .Perfect. Rachel Caine

Claire started to follow, but Shane's grip on her arm had tightened, and he was holding her back." What?" she asked, and turned to face him. God, he looked amazing. He needed to let Eve dress him all the time." Before we go in, " he said, and bent and kissed her. Claire distantly heard the whistles and catcalls of the shot drinkers -- distantly, because the kiss was sweet and hot and wild, and there was something crazy in it that made her just quiver i. Rachel Caine

Parents had some kind of sin radar, Claire thought. They always called when you were in the middle of something you just knew they'd consider wrong. Or at least risky. Rachel Caine

I had a good teacher."" Better not have been Myrnin or I'll have to kick his predatory ass."" I mean you, dummy. Rachel Caine

Did you talk to him about it?"" Oh, sure. Nothing happened, yadda yadda. The usual. But my maydar went off like crazy."" Maydar?"" As in, he may be thinking about super hot sex with her. Like radar, only not as sure. Rachel Caine

If she were any friendlier, she'd be giving you a lapdance right now. Rachel Caine

Shane stood up when he saw her, which made her heart turn cartwheels, and he pulled out her chair. Eve and Michael shared an amused look." So cute, " Eve said. When Shane glared, she smiled. "No, really. It is. Dude, chill. Rachel Caine

I'll do it! " "No, you won't, " Shane and Michael said, at virtually the same time. Shane continued. "You're barely on your feet, Claire. You don't go anywhere, not without me." "And me, " Michael said. "Hell, " Eve sighed. "I guess that means I have to go, too. Which I may not ever forgive you for, even if I don't die horri Rachel Caine

How about us?’” she heard herself ask. “Don’t we deserve a little fun?’” I did not just say that. Only she had. He smiled. She wondered if the shadows were ever going to leave his eyes again. “I could do something fun.’”“ Ummm…’” She licked her lips. “Define fun.’”“ Quit doing that, jailbait. It’s distracting.’” The whole idea that somebody would even think of her as jailbait was tremendously exciting. Especially Shane. She tried to hide that, and act like she wasn’t quaking on the inside like a Jell-O fruit salad. “So now you want me to stay up? I thought you said I should go to bed.’”“ You should.’” He didn’t put any particular emphasis on it. “’Cause if you stay down here, there’s going to be fun. I’m just saying.’”“ Video game fun?’” His eyes widened. “You want to play video games?’”“ Do you?’”“ You are the weirdest girl. Rachel Caine

Both girls jumped at a hard blow on the door. Eve hastily unlocked the door and stepped back as it flew open, and Shane charged through.“ How–?’” He was breathing hard, and he had a crowbar in his hand. He’d have broken through the locks, Claire realized, if he’d had to. She came toward him slowly, trying to figure out what he was feeling, and he dropped the crowbar and wrapped his arms around her, lifting her up off the ground. His face was buried in the crook of her neck, and the warm, fast pump of his breath on her skin made her shiver in raw delight. “Oh Christ, Claire. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.’”“ Not your fault, ’” Eve said. She held out the field hockey stick. “Look! I hit him. Um, twice.’”“ Good.’” Shane kissed Claire’s cheek and let her slide back down to the floor, but he kept hold of her arms. His eyes, bright under the bruises and swelling, surveyed her carefully. “He didn’t hurt you? Either of you?’”“ I hit him! ’” Eve repeated brightly, and brandished the stick again for emphasis. Rachel Caine

As he was bringing his hands up her sides, his fingers just barely brushed the outer curve of her breasts, and she gasped into his mouth. Shane immediately sat her upright, and moved to the other end of the couch. His face was flushed; his eyes were bright and no longer looked even a little bit tired. “No, ’” he said, and held out his hand like a traffic cop when she tried to scoot closer. “Red flag. If you make that sound again, we are in trouble. Or I am, anyway. . Rachel Caine

His lips parted under hers, damp and soft and warm, and she forgot all of that. Her entire life focused in on the sensations, the gentle pressure that grew more intense the longer the kiss went on. Chaste kisses, then dirtier ones, and man, those tasted good. They tasted better the wider her mouth opened, and especially after his tongue touched hers. She could have done a whole semester of kissing with Shane. Intense personal study. With lab classes. Time really wasn’t happening for her, but eventually Claire realized that there was a soft glow coming from the windows, and she was numb and sore from sitting on the floor. She winced as a muscle in her back protested, and Shane reached out, pulled her up, and settled himself on the couch. He stretched out, and extended a hand to her. She stared, tingling and confused. “There’s no room.’”“ Plenty of room, ’” he said. She felt breathless and kind of wild, stretching out on the tiny area of sofa cushion available next to him, and then smothered a yelp as Shane picked her up and draped her over his chest and, oh my God, over all the rest of him, too.“ Better?’” he asked, and raised his eyebrows. It was a real question, and he was looking for a real answer. Claire felt a blush building a fire in her cheeks, but she didn’t look away from his gaze.“ Perfect, ’” she said. Rachel Caine