Philine

“Oh,” Junior said. “I almost forgot. Dad wants you to come over for dinner.” I stiffened in my seat. “Um…no thank you?” Junior shook his head. “You don’t have a choice, kid.” “I absolutely do,” I told him. “And I’m not a kid.” His expression turned to pity. “You owe him a favor, remember? His payment for all this is dinner once a month with the family.” I turned to Josh, wide-eyed. “Am I being Gilmored right now?” He nodded. “Yup. He’s going full Emily on you.”
― Navessa Allen, Lights Out

“think we grow up and we either get harder or we get softer on our parents. We realize how fucked up they actually were or we give them a pass because adulting is hard and now we get it. They’re people and they make mistakes.”
― Abby Jimenez, Say You'll Remember Me

“I tugged her closer, petrified on her behalf, on behalf of all women, because men like Brad were something they had to worry about constantly.”
― Navessa Allen, Lights Out

“Do you want to be my girlfriend? The position comes with snacks and orgasms and maybe a little light stalking.”
― Navessa Allen, Lights Out