Exclusively Yours Quotes

“She said you were probably plastic and Uncle Kevin said he’d give you a feel and let her know and then Uncle Joe punched him in the shoulder and said the only thing he’d feel is his A-S-S getting kicked if he tried.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“Kevin slapped a box of hot dogs down on the rock. “What the hell was that?”
“A kiss. It’s something guys like me do with girls we like. But don’t worry, someday you’ll find one drunk enough to let you try it.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“I don't think we have a future. I know we do. I want to marry you and have kids and be a stay-at-home writer dad while you take Boston journalism by storm. I want to wake up beside you every day for the rest of my life.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“The waitress tapped her pen on the tab. "So do you guys know what you want?"
And then he did it, just as he always had whenever he'd been asked that question―he looked straight at Keri with blatant hunger in his eyes and said, "Yes, ma'am, I do.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“For each full day you stick it out with the Kowalskis, you get to ask me one question.”

Keri, unlike Joe, did have a poker face and she made sure it was in place while she turned his words over in her head. “When you say the Kowalskis, you mean…”

“The entire family.” The dimples were about as pronounced as she’d ever seen them. “Every one of them.

”Her first thought was oh shit. Her second, to wonder if People was hiring.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“She wrapped her arms around his neck and gazed into the face of the man she was going to spend the rest of her life with. "Just promise to love me forever."
"This is one story that's going to have a happy ending," he told her, and he lowered his mouth to hers.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“Let’s see if I can synopsize our situation,” he said. “I never give interviews. You want an interview. No, strike that. You need an interview, because the rabid jackal you work for has made it clear your job is on the line. Am I close?”

The sizzle receded to a tingle. “You’re in the ballpark.”

“I’m not just in the ballpark, babe. I’m Josh Beckett on the mound at Fenway. If I don’t give you what you need, you’re hiding behind palm trees waiting for drunk pop stars to pop out of their Wonderbras.”

And that pretty much killed the last of the lingering tingle. “Payback’s a bitch and all that, right, Joe?”

The dimples flashed. “Isn’t it?”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“Here's a list of the things you'll need. I jotted it down in the parking lot."

Keri unfolded the paper and read the list twice, trying to get a sense of what she was in for.

BRING: Bug spray; jeans;T-shirts; several sweatshirts,at least one with a hood; one flannel shirt(mandatory); pajamas(optional); underwear(also optional); bathing suit(preferably skimpy); more bug spray; sneakers; waterproof boots; good socks; sunscreen; two rolls of quarters.

DO NOT BRING: Cell phone; blackberry; laptop; camera,either still or video; alarm clock; voice recorder, or any other kind of electronic anything.

She had no clue what it meant, other than Joe wanting her half naked and unable to text for help.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“Instead of someday meeting the woman he was meant to spend the rest of his life with, maybe he’d simply met her again.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“You want me to do what?”

Joe stretched out on the battered leather couch in his office and tried not to laugh at the tone of horrified shock in his agent’s voice. “Dinner date. Reporter from Spotlight Magazine. You heard right.”

“Did that Deschanel bitch kidnap one of the kids? Threaten your mother? I know people, Joe. I can take care of this for you.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“Cross my heart and get no pie.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“Cuando Keri vio a Joe caminando hacia ella, con sus manos en sus bolsillos y sus hoyuelos visibles desde la luna, ni siquiera podía articular todas las cosas que quería decirle.
Se conformo con-: Tú no me vas a hacer buscar garrapatas, Joseph Kowalski.
-Demonios, nena, no vayas aplastando todas mis esperanzas en el primer día.- Era Keri la que se sentía como una idiota pero era Joe el que se estaba sonriendo como uno- Veo que encontraste a Terry.
- No voy a montar uno de esos.- Señalo a los remolques de los vehículos todo terreno.
-¿Vez ese nuevo rojo brillante? Ese es tuyo, nena. Y no me digas que ya olvidaste las reglas.
Como si pudiera. Las Reglas habían sido entregadas a la casa de sus padres antes de que ella se hubiese levantado de la cama esa mañana.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“Joe metió la mamo en el bolsillo trasero de sus pantalones vaqueros y sacó una hoja de papel doblada de un cuaderno de espiral.
-Aquí hay una lista de cosas que necesitaras. Lo anoté en el estacionamiento.
Keri desdobló el papel y leyó la lista dos veces, tratando de tener una idea de lo que de ella se esperaba.
TRAER: Repelente de insectos, vaqueros, camisetas, sudaderas varias, al menos una con capucha, una camisa de franela (obligatoria), pijamas (opcional), ropa interior (también opcional); traje de baño (de preferencia escaso), más repelente de insectos, zapatillas de deporte, botas impermeables, buenos calcetines, protector solar, dos rollos de cuartos de dólar.
NO TRAER: Teléfono celular, BlackBerry, computadora portátil, cámara, ya sea fija o de video, reloj alarma, grabadora de voz, y cualquier otro tipo de componente electrónico.
Ella no tenia idea de lo que esto significaba, que no fuera otra que Joe la quería media desnuda e incapaz de enviar mensajes de texto por ayuda.”
― Shannon Stacey , Exclusively Yours

“If you’re looking for sympathy, it’s between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.” “Sure”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“He’d be over here if you weren’t being such a bitch.” For a second, she thought Terry was going to chuck an ear of corn at her. But then the mask slipped—just for a second—and Keri saw not anger or annoyance, but total devastation.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“Better than being at each other’s throats, I guess. You going in?” “I’m too lazy to change into my suit and then back again. You guys riding later?” Mike sighed. “Probably not. Lisa thinks it’s too hot for the boys to wear all the gear and shit.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“CHAPTER ONE”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“It wasn’t easy being single and pushing forty in a big family group, and he guessed that’s what was eating at her. He knew how it felt. He slept alone and he ate alone. He watched television alone and, when he was reading a book and came across an exceptionally good passage, he had nobody to share it with.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours

“Never for a second had Keri ever thought she’d be envious of a woman who was a bundle of insecurities—whose career consisted of laundry and carpooling, and who had given birth to four walking, talking weapons of mass destruction.”
― Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours