Defensive Zone Quotes

“Maybe? Probably? I just need time, Carter. It sounds crazy because I’ve never had you, but I have to mourn you. Let go of my feelings for you and move on, so I can be the friend you deserve.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“I’ve loved Zach Reid since we were six years old, and it might have taken me twenty-three years to catch up, but I’m so glad I get to love him now.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“Welcome home, baby,” he murmurs against my lips. And I’m right where I need to be. In Carter’s arms. Home.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“Doesn’t he realize that he is my home? It’s not some geographical location. I could be anywhere in the world, but as long as I had him at my side, I’d be home.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“He’s my entire world. My soulmate, in every way. It’s like for my entire life, I’ve been building this LEGO set, and I’ve always been missing one piece, but it’s always been there, right in front of me. I just wasn’t ready to see it.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“His grin hits me square in the chest, and that small bout of insecurity fully disappears.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“Something has changed between us. Our bond has been fractured, and we’re standing on separate islands.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“Between my career being at its lowest and my best friend drifting away, I don’t know who I am anymore. It feels like my world is falling apart, and I don’t know what to do to make it right.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“Because Zach Reid has been my buoy for the majority of my life, keeping me afloat, and now I’m lost, drowning without him.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“I’ve been in love with Carter Lockwood for nearly two decades, and I don’t think my heart can cope any longer.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“I can’t do this anymore. I can’t watch him fall in love with someone else again. Someone who isn’t me. I can’t keep doing this to myself. This endless loop of torture. I can’t. It’s time for me to go.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone

“Tonight, our New Year’s Eve ritual came to an end. I’ve kept my feelings squashed down for the last decade, but I guess it’s time to squash them down for good. As the only thing exploding tonight is my heart shattering into pieces as the clock strikes midnight.”
― Jodi Oliver, Defensive Zone