--- title: "2 Atlantic city Quotes By Anna Banks" description: "2 Atlantic city quotes by Anna Banks. Plus more from Anna Banks and more Atlantic city sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/340/anna-banks-1453_atlantic-city_i-didn-t-have-a-choice-are-you-saying-wh_2586598.jpg" --- > [“I didn't have a choice." "Are you saying...What are you saying?" Is he... could he be talking about me? He runs a hand through his hair. I've never seen him this emotional before. He's always so controlled, so sure of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/i-didn-t-have-a-choice-are-you-saying-what-are-you-saying-is-he-could/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/340/anna-banks-1453_atlantic-city_i-didn-t-have-a-choice-are-you-saying-wh_2586598.jpg) > [“I turn on my heel, which is no easy feat in a gravel parking lot. Not losing eye contact with Galen, I stare him down until I get to the door he's opened for me. He seems unconcerned. In fact,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/i-turn-on-my-heel-which-is-no-easy-feat-in-a-gravel-parking-lot-not/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3e/anna-banks-1453_atlantic-city_i-turn-on-my-heel-which-is-no-easy-feat_2735852.jpg) ## More by Anna Banks > [“I won't meet his glare. "I guess I didn't care." Telling him I meant to murder his sister probably wouldn't go over very well.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/i-won-t-meet-his-glare-i-guess-i-didn-t-care-telling-him-i-meant-to/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“He'd live on land and eat cheesecake for the rest of his life before that happened.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/he-d-live-on-land-and-eat-cheesecake-for-the-rest-of-his-life-before/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“The two-man crew of the patrol boat does not speak English. Rachel exploits this as best she can, while still dumping life jackets in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/the-two-man-crew-of-the-patrol-boat-does-not-speak-english-rachel/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“When it passes us, the driver tips his cap our way, eying us as if he thinks we're up to no good-the kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/when-it-passes-us-the-driver-tips-his-cap-our-way-eying-us-as-if-he/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“Taking both of my hands, he pulls me into the tide. Salt water deepens the lavender satin of my gown to almost black. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/taking-both-of-my-hands-he-pulls-me-into-the-tide-salt-water-deepens/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“But I'm pretty sure Mom won't consent to a field trip across the country with my hot boyfriend. Especially not back to Florida." I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/but-i-m-pretty-sure-mom-won-t-consent-to-a-field-trip-across-the/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“Nice shack," I tell him. "Trade you." "Any day." "Really? You like it?" He seems genuinely pleased. "What's not to like?" He stands back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/nice-shack-i-tell-him-trade-you-any-day-really-you-like-it-he-seems/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“And then what?” she says, pulling her hand from Grom’s grasp. “Then Grom will mate with Mom and live happily ever after twenty thousand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/and-then-what-she-says-pulling-her-hand-from-grom-s-grasp-then-grom/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“She needs to think you're still a couple. And you'll need to be convincing about it, too. Lots of kissing and stuff in case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/she-needs-to-think-you-re-still-a-couple-and-you-ll-need-to-be/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“As soon as she releases me, Galen grabs my hand and I don’t even have time to gasp before he snatches me to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/as-soon-as-she-releases-me-galen-grabs-my-hand-and-i-don-t-even-have/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“After all, her motto is "Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/after-all-her-motto-is-better-to-ask-for-forgiveness-than-permission/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“I’ve never skydived, bungee-jumped, or parasailed. As I remove the headset, I try to calculate the fall and can’t. Maybe my brain is protecting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/i-ve-never-skydived-bungee-jumped-or-parasailed-as-i-remove-the/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“Mark swings his own door open and meets us by the tailgate. "Why don't we ask Emma who she's coming with? I mean, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/mark-swings-his-own-door-open-and-meets-us-by-the-tailgate-why-don-t/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“And I’m not sure how much time has passed since Galen and his best friend, Toraf, left my house to retrieve Grom. Grom, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/and-i-m-not-sure-how-much-time-has-passed-since-galen-and-his-best/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) > [“Uh, we didn't get your name. Did you get his name, Emma?" she asks, as if on cue. "I tried, Chloe. But he wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-banks/uh-we-didn-t-get-your-name-did-you-get-his-name-emma-she-asks-as-if/) [Anna Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-banks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atlantic-city/anna-banks/#itemlist", "name": "2 Atlantic city Quotes By Anna Banks", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I didn't have a choice.\" \"Are you saying...What are you saying?\" Is he... could he be talking about me? He runs a hand through his hair. I've never seen him this emotional before. He's always so controlled, so sure of himself. \"I'm saying you're what I want, Emma. I'm saying I'm in love with you.\" He steps forward and lifts his hand to my cheek, blazing a line of fire with his fingertips as they trace down to my mouth. \"How do you think it would make me feel to see you with Grom?\" he whispers. \"Like someone ripped my heart out and put it through Rachel's meat grinder, that's how. Probably worse. It would probably kill me. Emma, please don't cry.\" I throw my hands in the air. \"Don't cry? Are you serious? Why did you come here, Galen? Did you think it would make me feel better to know that you do love me, but that it still won't work out? That I still have to mate with Grom for the greater good? Don't you tell me not to cry, Galen! I...c...c...can't h...h...help-\" The waterworks soak me. Galen looks at me, hands by his side, helpless as a trapped crab. I'm bordering on hyperventilation, and pretty soon I'll start hiccupping. This is too much. His expression is so severe, it looks like he's in physical pain. \"Emma,\" he breathes. \"Emma, does this mean you feel the same way? Do you care for me at all?\" I laugh, but it sounds sharper than I intended, because of a hiccup. \"What does it matter how I feel, Galen? I think we pretty much covered why. No need to rehash things, right?\" \"It matters, Emma.\" He grabs my hand and pulls me to him again. \"Tell me right now. Do you care for me?\" \"If you can't tell that I'm stupid in love with you, Galen, then you aren't a very good ambassador for the hum-\" His mouth covers mine, cutting me off. This kiss isn't gentle like the first one. It's definitely not sweet. It's rough, demanding, searching. And disorienting. There's not a part of me that isn't melting against Galen, not a part that isn't combusting with his fevered touch. I accidentally moan into his lips. He takes it for his cue to lift me off my feet, to pull me up to his height for more leverage. I take his groan for my cue to kiss him harder. He ignores his cell phone ringing in his pocket. I ignore the rest of the universe. Even when headlights approach, I'm willing to overlook their intrusion and keep kissing. But, prince that he is, Galen is a little more refined than me at this moment. He gently pries his lips from mine and sets me down. His smile is both intoxicated and intoxicating. \"We still need to talk.\" \"Right,\" I say, but I'm shaking my head. He laughs. \"I didn't come all the way to Atlantic City to make you cry.\" \"I'm not crying.\" I lean into him again. 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Even though I'm looking away, I can tell Galen's impassive expression has softened because of the way he says, \"Emma.\" \"Leave me alone, Galen.\" He pulls my chin to face him. I knock his hand away. \"You can't go forty miles an hour on the interstate, Galen. You need to speed up.” He sighs and presses the gas. By the time we reach a less-embarrassing speed, I’ve abandoned my hurt for rage-o-plenty, struck by the realization that I’ve turned into “that girl.” Not the one who exchanges her doctorate for some kids and a three-bedroom two-bath, but the other kind. That girl who exchanges her dignity and chances for happiness for some possessive loser who beats her when she makes eye contact with some random guy working the hot dog stand. Not that Galen beats me, but after his little show, what will people think? He acted like a lunatic tonight, stalking me to Atlantic City, blowing up my phone, and threatening my date with physical violence. He made serial-killer eyes, for crying out loud. That might be acceptable in the watery grave, but by dry-land standards, it’s the ingredients for a restraining order. And why are we getting off the interstate? “Where are you taking me? I told you I want to go home.” “We need to talk,” he says quietly, taking a dark road just off the exit. “I’ll take you home after I feel you understand.” “I don’t want to talk. You might have realized that when I didn’t answer your calls.” He pulls over on the shoulder of Where-Freaking-Are-We Street. Shutting off the engine, he turns to me, putting his arm around the back of my seat. “I don’t want to break up.” One Mississippi…two Mississippi…”You followed me like a crazy person to tell me that? You ruined my date for that? Mark is a nice guy. I deserve a nice guy, don’t I, Galen?” “Absolutely. But I happen to be a nice guy, too.” Three Mississippi…four Mississippi…”Don’t you mean Grom? And you’re not a nice guy. You threatened Mark with physical pain.” “You threw Rayna through a window. Call it even?” “When are you going to get over that? Besides, she provoked me!” “Mark provoked me, too. He put his hand on your leg. We won’t even talk about the kiss on your cheek. Don’t think I didn’t hear you give him permission either.” “Oh, now that’s rich,” I snort, getting out of the car. 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