Wedding Machine / The Convenient Groom Quotes

“I love you, Kate Wright. There aren’t enough miles on the earth to separate you from it. I want you to be mine.” He squeezed her hand. “Fully mine.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“I love you.” She ignored the burning in her eyes and plunged forward, a sailboat into the wind. “I don’t know when it started or how it happened. I only know that you captured my heart, and I don’t want it back. I want to stay here forever. I want to wake up to your stubbly, scratchy face and lie next to you in bed, even if you snore loudly enough to peel the paint off the walls. I want to— Lucas broke off her words with his kiss.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Her limbs felt as stiff as a ship’s mast. Tears glazed her eyes, and she told herself it was the biting wind. Then he moved, walking toward her, stopping just a touch away. “You came back,” he said. His eyes were just the way she remembered, warm and soft. Welcoming. “I had to see you,” she said.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“He wanted to beg her to stay. He swallowed his pride and opened his mouth to do just that. Maybe he could find the words that would change her mind. But what good would it do to beg? She had to want to stay. She had to want him. He could love her all he wanted, but it had to be her choice.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Kate had never considered herself the kind of woman who yearned for a knight in shining armor, but just now the notion was appealing. And the look in his eyes was irresistible. He was so close. She felt the warmth of him through his T-shirt. Kate turned her face into his hand and pressed a kiss against his calloused palm. He was a man’s man, a hard worker. Loyal to the death. So many good things. She wanted all of them.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Mercy, did she know how much he cared for her? How much he wanted her to be completely his? Did she know he’d do anything to protect her? Did she know he loved her? The words hovered on the tip of his tongue, wavering, eager to escape, yet afraid of the consequences. What would she do if she knew? What would she say if she knew he’d loved her from the beginning?”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“She didn’t want anything between them; she’d made that clear. Maybe he wasn’t the kind of man she wanted. Maybe she was waiting to be with Bryan. For the first time he wondered if he’d ever be able to change her mind.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Lucas lost the tug-of-war with his smile. “You’re jealous,” he said.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Next time you want to cuddle, just say so.” The voice from beside Kate startled her. Then the meaning of his words penetrated her mind. He still lay perfectly still, his breathing deep and even. That jerk! He’d been awake the whole time and let her suffer. She yanked the pillow from under her head and swung it at him. But the only response she got was his insufferable laughter.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Open your eyes, honey.” Her stomach tightened at the endearment. She was powerless against the emotion raging inside her. It felt wonderful and terrible and scary. “Lucas.” Nothing more than a whisper. “Open your eyes,” he said. “See what’s right in front of you.” She obeyed his request. What was this spell he’d cast? She wanted to fall into the depths of his eyes and get lost. She wanted to touch his jaw and feel the roughness against her fingers. But before she could follow the impulse, he closed the distance between them. And his lips touched hers, gentle and slow.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“It’s not a fake marriage.” His voice deepened with emotion. “I love her. I’d lay down my life for her if necessary. Do you know how rare that kind of love is?” Jamie blinked rapidly. “But she doesn’t love you?” Lucas gave her a half smile. “I chose to love her. Whatever she does with that is her decision.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“After they’d docked, Lucas had brought her straight home, even though she felt better. He’d left with her grocery list and returned with a half dozen bags of food, then scolded her for cleaning while he’d been gone. She smiled against the feather pillow. She hadn’t figured on him being a mother hen.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“But moments later, when the bed sank behind her with Lucas’s weight, she couldn’t stop her heart from speeding or her breath from catching. The covers shifted, and she felt the mattress dip down, felt his body almost touching hers. Then she felt something else. A kiss pressed to the crown of her head.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Lucas felt his spirits deflating like a punctured inner tube. They’d been close all day. Kate seemed to enjoy his company, even his touch. Her eyes lit when she laughed at the things he’d said. Somehow he’d let himself believe it was real. But it wasn’t real. Her affection was for appearances. And now, feeling Kate disengage from him was . . . hurtful. He wanted it back, the way they’d interacted, the way she’d looked at him, touched him. How could she turn it off like a spigot? How had he not realized how difficult this was going to be?”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Well, I wasn’t surprised Lucas was in love with you,” Jamie said. “The way he spent all that time renovating your apartment and refurbishing your floors. I knew he was falling for you.” Kate tried to catch Lucas’s eyes, but he seemed intent on his food. “And all the time he spent on the gazebo,” Jamie continued. “We should have known there was more to it. He worked on it forever.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“She thought of the daisies and chided herself for thinking ill of him. He was trying. It wasn’t his fault they were so different.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Lucas was tired of the whole thing. Right now he wanted to blurt out that his parents didn’t have a problem, that he’d married her because he loved her. But that would only scare her away.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“He wished he could put his arms around her and tell her it was going to be okay. He wished it was him she loved so much.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“He wanted to put her at ease, let her know she was safe with him. He wanted to protect her. He would never hurt her. You are so precious to me, Kate. My bride. He savored the word on his tongue.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“He’d been a perfect gentleman all evening. She was beginning to wonder why he’d gotten on her nerves before. “Thanks for not shoving the cake in my face,” she said. His lips tilted. “Wouldn’t dream of it.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“The way he looked at her . . . It was the way every bride yearned to be looked at. Like she was precious. Like she was his chosen one. His voice was low, as if rumbling up from the deepest part of the ocean. It was more than credible. It was convincing.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Good grief, most of the time she didn’t even like him. Not that he was a bad person. He was just so . . . irritating sometimes. Vexing. The way he was late and careless and so laid-back she wished she had a remote control so she could push the fast-forward button.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“Lucas had cleaned up well, even shaved his perpetual five o’clock shadow. His long hair was combed back from his face. The hairstyle, combined with the formal suit, gave him the look of a nineteenth-century nobleman. His eyes met hers, pulling her in—a solid lifeline in what felt like a turbulent storm.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine

“It’s gonna be okay, Kate,” Lucas’s voice rumbled next to her ear. “You’ll see.”
― Beth Webb Hart, The Convenient Groom / Wedding Machine