Jessica Peterson > Quotes

“For the cowgirl in all of us. Ride hard. Ride often. Ride free.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Choose me. Goddamn, Sunshine, I’m dying for you to choose me.”
― Jessica Peterson, Wyatt

“You’re a cowgirl now, honey. And cowgirls can’t be tamed. Wouldn’t dare to try.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Honey, I’d marry the shit out of you. Not because it’s the right thing to do, but because I’m in love with you.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“I’m not crying. There’s no crying in cowboying.” “Cute League of Their Own reference,” Cash says, even as his nostrils flare. “But cowboys do cry, Mollie.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“You’re telling me you’re surrounded by hot cowboys, but you’re going to have sex with Gordon Gekko instead?”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“This ain’t the first time I gotta cowboy up. Sure as hell won’t be the last.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“It’s just funny. Men love to call women ‘crazy,’ but y’all are the crazy ones thinking we’d ever settle for your bullshit.”
― Jessica Peterson, Sawyer

“I’ve never wanted to burn anything down. But I’d burn down this whole town if it meant never seeing that look in her eyes again.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Nothing’s simple unless you make it simple.” She gives me a watery grin. “So I make it simple.” “I’m here to help you try, honey.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Of course I’ve been to therapy. Why do you think I’m such a charming, well-adjusted beacon of contentment and emotional maturity?”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“At first, I couldn’t fucking stand you.” I scoff. “And now I can’t fucking stand how much I want you.” His eyes look positively feral. “Ask me.” “Ask what?” “Ask me to give you what you want.” I stare at him. “I can’t⁠—” “But you can.” He steps closer, melting his hips into mine. “Because you gotta know by now, I can’t deny you anything, Mollie. Not a fuckin’ thing.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Wheeler, I just took you on a tour of my family’s working cattle ranch. We saw cows, horses, snakes, and a freaking bald eagle. Not to mention the Colorado River. But all you can talk about is cowboys?” Wheeler blinks. “Yes, cowboys are what interest me most. What’s wrong with that?”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“he holds on to the headboard with one hand and holds the other over my mouth. He pumps into me with a slow, silent savageness that has me curling my toes. “Make one fucking sound,” he whispers. “I dare you, Sunshine. I dare you to get us caught. What do you think your daddy would do if he saw us like this? His sweet little girl being fucked hard by her real daddy and liking it.”
― Jessica Peterson, Wyatt

“You don’t know how fun I can be, sweetheart. You want me to teach you how to use those legs? Let me get between ’em, and I’ll show you exactly how it’s done.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Just because you’re not perfect doesn’t mean you’re broken.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Do you ever get the feeling that you’re hiding who you really are to fit in? Do you ever want more? Not more stuff, but a life that’s more you, you know?”
― Jessica Peterson, Southern Charmer

“Don’t know what I love more. My morning coffee or my afternoon beer.” “Depends on who you’re having it with, I think.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“That day you picked me up, you said you’d be my sunshine anytime.” He searches my eyes. “What do you think about being my sunshine forever?”
― Jessica Peterson, Wyatt

“We’re in the bathtub a week later when I fall in love with Mollie. It happens all of a sudden. Or maybe it’s been happening all along, and it only takes some bubbles and a good, hard laugh for the realization to finally crystallize.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Life is heavy. It’d be nice not to have to face it alone for once.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“I loved growing up in a big family. Loved being surrounded by people, despite the chaos. Most of all, I loved the feeling of belonging I’d get when the seven of us were together.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“For the wild ones. May the cowgirl in you be alive and well, always.”
― Jessica Peterson, Sawyer

“Nah, Sunshine. That ain’t how this is gonna work.” The playful, cocky gleam in his eye is back. “You date me, you don’t drive. You definitely don’t make the plans. I’ll buy some tickets. Then I’ll come grab you, and we’ll have some of that fun you been missin’. Sounds like we have a lot of lost time to make up for.”
― Jessica Peterson, Wyatt

“Cute League of Their Own reference,” Cash says, even as his nostrils flare. “But cowboys do cry, Mollie.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Exactly how much Yellowstone have you watched?” “Enough to know my way around dismemberment.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Didn’t Tim McGraw and Faith Hill first meet because they were working together?” he continues. “Now look at ’em. They’ve built a goddamn empire together. Could be you and Mollie.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Maybe Dad wasn’t a bad person. Maybe I’m not either. Maybe we were both just hurt people, and we did the best we could with what we had.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Look at this pretty pussy,” he says. “Perfect. So fucking perfect, Mollie. I fuckin’ hate that you kept this from me for so long.”
― Jessica Peterson, Cash

“Babies really make you aware of the deficiencies in your marriage. The things you could sweep under the rug before—the shit you convinced yourself you could tolerate—is no longer tolerable with a tiny new human in the mix.”
― Jessica Peterson, Sawyer