After Math Quotes

“Goodbye is too permanent. Goodbye has the risk of never seeing each other again. But good morning is full of possibilities.”
― Denise Grover Swank, After Math

“Everything just feels so right when I'm with you, Scarlett. I can be me. But it's more than that. You give me something I haven't had in a long time, if ever. You give me peace. It's like the jumbled mess in my head can settle down, and I can be still with you. Like none of the other stuff matters." His voice catches, and he swallows. "I had a bad day and usually I'd get shitfaced drunk, but the only thing I could think of was I had to see you.”
― Denise Grover Swank, After Math

“What the hell is wrong with me? This isn't the first time I've asked myself this question, in a multitude of situations. But this time specifically I'm referring to my inability to feel anything when being kissed by a man. Maybe I'm just too broken. That's the part that scares me the most. That I'm too broken to love.”
― Denise Grover Swank

“Maybe I'll hurt you," I whisper as my eyes search his. "I'm broken Tucker. I'm hopelessly broken inside, and I'm not sure there are enough pieces in me to put back together. But when I'm with you, I feel like maybe I can actually be whole.”
― Denise Grover Swank, After Math

“His hand caresses my cheek. "Scarlett, I don't want to lose you by fucking up our friendship. I want you in my life, and if we do this, I will lose you. If that means showing some self-restraint for once in my goddamn life, then I will." Both his hands cup my cheeks. "You make me want to be a better person. This is me being a better person.”
― Denise Grover Swank

“His eyes burn bright with desire. "I want you to see me when I come into you. I want you to know I'm here. I want you to know I see you.”
― Denise Grover Swank, After Math