There was a line that came up in her trashy novels sometimes: she thrilled to his words. Karla had always kind of thought it was a stupid line--until George said that. And then, for the first time, she finally understood what those authors were trying to say.

"You--us--this whole thing, but especially you, is just amazing," she said, after a few moments of helplessly trying to find suitable words. And after that, she just gave up trying and decided to just keep kissing him. It was a much better way to show him what she meant.