Michele

“He huffs. “Well, because of
Phillip. Oh, I’m sorry.” He puts his hand over his mouth. “Was I not allowed to
say his name?”

“He’s not Voldemort,” I mutter,
and Asa laughs,”
― Lily Morton, Deal Maker

“He flushes slightly. “I was mad about him when I was fifteen.”
“How didn’t I know this?” I say indignantly. “We tell each other everything.”
“Not anymore,” Dylan adds hastily, looking at Gabe, but he shrugs unconcerned.
“Don’t try and cover it up, Dylan. Jude’s our very own Camilla - the third person in our relationship.”
“Why am I the old woman in this scenario?” I say indignantly. “I want to be the younger, much fitter princess, who captured people’s hearts and minds.”
“You would have been, babe,” Dylan says hastily. “And you’d look way better with a tiara than she does.”
“I would,” I nod firmly. “I would be a very desirable addition to the royal family, and a very stabilizing influence, if I do say so myself. I also have a full head of my own hair.”
Gabe shakes his head. “I’m worried that I not only follow these odd flights of fancy, but I find myself actually wanting to weigh in with my own opinions.”
“What did you want to say?” Dylan asks immediately, but he shakes his head.
“I said I wanted to, not that I was going to. I’m looking through the windows of the mental asylum, not going through the door.”
― Lily Morton, Deal Maker

“Please, Dex. There’s so much we still have to do, so much I want. I want us to get married, have a dog, kids…. You’ll be such an amazing dad. We can embarrass our kids together. Get a minivan, grow old together. You can’t go before we’ve begun, angel. You just can’t. It’s taken this long for us to find each other. You can’t leave now. Please—” Sloane choked on his sob. “Oh God, please don’t leave me.” A”
― Charlie Cochet, Smoke & Mirrors

“You haven't been right since you eloped to the bathroom. I know she said something to you. And before your argue - I have four sisters. I know when a woman is pissed off. I grew up with an almost constant rotation of periods.”
― Emma Hart, Four Day Fling