Jayce Ellis > Quotes

“I need to talk to him.” “I think you already know what he’ll say.” I sighed, because I did. “He’ll tell me to do it. He’ll tell me I’ve worked this hard, and he’ll be damned if I don’t go for it.” “So what is it you really want him to tell you?” I felt the side of my cheek tip up into a half grin, but I couldn’t look at her. “I want him to tell me to stay.”
― Jayce Ellis, If You Love Something

“The entire family was circled around a stranger, and when his eyes darted up and he saw me, the faintest smile graced his lips. ... “Malik. Malik!” James yelled, waving me over, excitement pouring off him in waves. “Do you know who this is? This is the DeShawn Franklin. This is—” I finished the sentence for him, imagining the beans spilling all around me. “My ex-husband.”
― Jayce Ellis, If You Love Something

“Hi,” I said with a short wave, then took a deep breath. “I’m Collin.”
― Jayce Ellis, Jeremiah

“I’d managed to go this entire afternoon without thinking about DeShawn. About how much I needed him to be there, and how unfair it was of me to ask. But now I was faced with the reality that, once again, as much as I loved DeShawn, and thought he loved me, even if we hadn’t said the words, it still might not be enough to make him stay.”
― Jayce Ellis, If You Love Something

“I bent my head and took his lips with mine, then acknowledged the inevitable. I’d fallen back in love with my husband.”
― Jayce Ellis, If You Love Something

“What do you want?” Maribel’s soft words drew me out of my reverie. “When this is all said and done, what do you want?” “Him.” The words held no hesitation. “I want him, back in my arms. Back in my bed. Back in my life.” Maribel smiled, then sat back and crossed her arms. “That’s what I hoped you’d say. So, what are we going to do?”
― Jayce Ellis, If You Love Something