--- title: "3 Eye contact Quotes By Kristin Rae" description: "3 Eye contact quotes by Kristin Rae. Plus more from Kristin Rae and more Eye contact sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/kristin-rae-2878_eye-contact_darren-i-begin-swallowing-the-lump-in-my_968688.jpg" --- > [“Darren,” I begin, swallowing the lump in my throat and forcing myself to keep eye contact. I need answers. I can’t go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/darren-i-begin-swallowing-the-lump-in-my-throat-and-forcing-myself-to/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/kristin-rae-2878_eye-contact_darren-i-begin-swallowing-the-lump-in-my_968688.jpg) > [“Bruno returns, still clad in only his green towel, hair poofing out a little as it dries. “Everything all right?” I ask,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/bruno-returns-still-clad-in-only-his-green-towel-hair-poofing-out-a/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/kristin-rae-2878_bruno_bruno-returns-still-clad-in-only-his-gre_2513370.jpg) > [“Darren’s been quiet since we stripped down to our bathing suits and waded into the water, like his mind is somewhere else.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/darren-s-been-quiet-since-we-stripped-down-to-our-bathing-suits-and-2/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/kristin-rae-2878_bathing-suit_darren-s-been-quiet-since-we-stripped-do_2982381.jpg) ## Other authors on Eye contact - [Susan C. Young 30 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eye-contact/susan-c-young/) - [Jonathan Berent 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eye-contact/jonathan-berent/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-green-51499.jpg) John Green 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eye-contact/john-green/) - [Jarod Kintz 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eye-contact/jarod-kintz/) ## More by Kristin Rae > [“I’m Darren, and this is Nina,” he says to me when she stops next to him. Nina looks me over. “Hi.” Her tone is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/i-m-darren-and-this-is-nina-he-says-to-me-when-she-stops-next-to-him/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“Pistachio?” Sure, this place doesn’t have as many options as Della Palma, but there are at least twenty, the rest of them all a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/pistachio-sure-this-place-doesn-t-have-as-many-options-as-della-palma/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“Just the idea of seeing the ruins of Pompeii in person makes me ache deep inside. Then there’s Darren, no longer off limits. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/just-the-idea-of-seeing-the-ruins-of-pompeii-in-person-makes-me-ache/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“You try this before?” he asks. I shake my head. I’ve had versions of it back home, but the sight and aroma of this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/you-try-this-before-he-asks-i-shake-my-head-i-ve-had-versions-of-it/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“I stare at his relaxed face, pale in the dim light. Nearly asleep, he looks vulnerable. Like I could tell him anything I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/i-stare-at-his-relaxed-face-pale-in-the-dim-light-nearly-asleep-he/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“ Ciao, Bruno! ” someone calls from a boat puttering slowly into the marina. A hard line sets Bruno’s jaw for a split second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/ciao-bruno-someone-calls-from-a-boat-puttering-slowly-into-the-marina/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“ Benvenuta a la Via dell’Amore,” he says, poking a bright pink lock with Ashlee + Jake written on it in white paint. “What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/benvenuta-a-la-via-dell-amore-he-says-poking-a-bright-pink-lock-with/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“Do you want me to get your back for you?” Cringe. “No, I’m fine.” “Okay, then could you get mine? I don’t really want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/do-you-want-me-to-get-your-back-for-you-cringe-no-i-m-fine-okay-then/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“There’s nothing else inside the envelope. I turn the photo over and we read the note on the back written in small, careful handwriting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/there-s-nothing-else-inside-the-envelope-i-turn-the-photo-over-and-we/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“ Goals update:  Don’t get arrested  Don’t make a fool out of myself in public--FAILED  Get my picture taken at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/goals-update-don-t-get-arrested-don-t-make-a-fool-out-of-myself-in/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“I think I may cool off in the water for a few minutes. Do you want to come?” He stands and brushes the sand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/i-think-i-may-cool-off-in-the-water-for-a-few-minutes-do-you-want-to/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“I sit at an empty table after the lunch rush and turn to the last assignment in my journal. This one’s the worst yet.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/i-sit-at-an-empty-table-after-the-lunch-rush-and-turn-to-the-last/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“When I called and heard your voice mail greeting this morning, something inside me just clicked. I had to see you. Today.” He leans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/when-i-called-and-heard-your-voice-mail-greeting-this-morning/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“Our lips touch until the last possible moment when the doors of the train threaten to close at his stop in Manarola. “I’ll see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/our-lips-touch-until-the-last-possible-moment-when-the-doors-of-the/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“That’s the journal on your chair, right?” he holds out a hand, demanding to see it. “Show me this list.” I grab it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/that-s-the-journal-on-your-chair-right-he-holds-out-a-hand-demanding/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eye-contact/kristin-rae/#itemlist", "name": "3 Eye contact Quotes By Kristin Rae", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Darren,” I begin, swallowing the lump in my throat and forcing myself to keep eye contact. 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He pulls out a few of my shirts and flings them onto the bed, digging deeper into my suitcase until he pulls out a coral-colored sundress. “Oh, that’s going to look fabulous on you,” I say. “I do not doubt it.” He laughs, turning and holding the dress up to himself, one hip jutting out, then closes the distance between us in a couple of steps. I take the dress from him and do my best to avoid eye contact. But now I’m looking at his chest. His bare chest. His tan , bare chest. And he smells clean, like almonds and oats. A feast for all the senses. Maybe eye contact would be better. I look up into them and immediately regret it. They’re big and golden and deep, and they’re looking at me. I have no clue what’s happening. “You will wear this for me today, yes?” I nod. “ Bene. ” He walks back to the closet and pulls out a thin white button-down shirt and a pair of navy-blue shorts, then heads for the door. “Wait,” I say, shaking my head out of my daze. He stops just before he passes me. “What’s so special about today? Aren’t we just working?” Darren said he was coming back today and would pop by the restaurant, but we didn’t set a specific time. I assumed I’d be at work all day. “Later, yes,” he says quietly, leaning in like we’re coconspirators. “First, I am taking you on my boat.” I get pulled into the conspiracy and lean in too. “Your boat?” “My boat.” He’s even closer now, still shirtless. His clothes are just an afterthought of wadded-up laundry in his hands. It’s probably such a chore for him to put them on every day. He’s clearly in his element without them. Chiara did say that I had to see Cinque Terre from the sea, that there’s nothing else like it. The anticipation of the photo ops alone is enough to make my answer “ Si, si, si, ” forget about the half-naked guy standing in front of me. Forget about his lips, inches from mine. Forget that he has his own boat in Italy. “Where are we going?” I stare at his mouth, waiting for an answer. He smirks and I’m pretty sure I’ll follow him anywhere. 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I make small talk, but he gives a lot of halfhearted, one-word answers. “Is something wrong?” I finally ask. Darren cups a hand and repeatedly scoops at the water, letting it leak out between his fingers. “What do you see happening a few weeks from now?” I try to meet his eyes, but he’s focused on the water. “What do you mean?” “I mean at the end of summer, when you have to leave. What happens after that?” I open my mouth to speak, but not a sound comes out. I want to say a million things. I want to say that watching him walk off that train, then realizing I had no way to get in touch with him, nearly killed me. That I can’t believe I’m expected to say goodbye to him again. That I think about him. A lot. What comes out instead is, “I finish high school and you start college.” “Right…right.” He nods and exhales, sinking into the water up to his neck and running a dripping hand through his still-dry hair. Follow your heart, not your head. 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