The Au Pair Affair Quotes

“Forever is composed of nows.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“In her experience, men could be mild mannered, charming even, on the surface. Easygoing, friendly. They could also be dormant volcanos waiting for the right moment to erupt.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“Forever is composed of nows. Dickinson said that.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“You want to bring me around Boston on your adventures, good. Let’s go.’ His face came closer, close enough to feel his warm breath on her mouth. ‘You let me know if you want my bed to be one of them.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“If you live merely to get through everything, what parts are you enjoying, right?”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“I had a nanny for a while growing up," Corrigan interrupted. "She was in her sixties. But there were some days she looked pretty good. Those were some confusing days for me.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“That was life, wasn’t it? Making connections, bonding with people and places, then moving forward without them. Missing them. Carrying those influence around, sort of like layers of clothing.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“Time with you could never be a waste. Only a privilege.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“Making Tallulah laugh was like taking a shower in sunshine. It just rained down in the form of warmth at the top of his head, coating him down to his toes.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“I fear too early, for my mind misgives. Some consequences yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“Most people have the benefit of putting on blinders, walking around thinking that will never happen to me. You don’t have blinders and you’re still going. Still doing.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“He went into the kiss like a bear being handed a pot of honey after a winter in hibernation.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“That was life, wasn't it? Making connections, bonding with people and places, then moving forward without them. Missing them. Carrying those influences around, sort of like layers of clothing. Her birthplace was one layer, her family another. Her best friend, Josephine. Antarctica. Now Boston. Sometimes it hurt to collect another layer, to make new friends and have new experiences when she still ached for the layers closest to her skin, but she would keep pursuing nights like this, because she'd made a promise to her sister.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“They have to experience a few hard losses to appreciate winning. The greatest players are great because they can cope with losing. They've been there, been humbled by getting crowned second or third best.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“My instincts are telling me it will be safe to live with you, but I have a hard time relying on my instincts when it comes to men. In other words, I don't.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“When you’re ready to call me your man, I’m going to spit on this hot little cunt and call it mine before I fuck it. Go ahead. Lie and tell me you don’t want that.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“Oh yeah? Then why did I want to stab him in the throat?” I’m going to marry this girl someday.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“I want to get attached, Tallulah,” he said on top of her mouth. “Nah, I’m already more than a little obsessed with you, aren’t I? You start babbling my name while I spoon-feed you orgasms, I will get attached. Happily. Just like I’ll happily knock out anyone else who tries. Be. Sure.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“The inked skin/thick butt/muscle trifecta was really bringing home the fact that she was not simply working for a single father. She was working for a snack. A DILF. A big boy.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“He started to brush a hand down the back of Chloe’s head,”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“Forever is composed of nows,”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“Why are you taking your clothes off outside my room? If beefcake was on the room service menu, I didn't order it.”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair

“I think we'll be better as friends"

"Guess you need to be proven wrong”
― Tessa Bailey, The Au Pair Affair