Power Play Quotes

“For the ones who thought they wouldn’t find love again. I promise it’s worth the wait.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“She gives me that smile again. The one that makes me feel alive. Like I've been sleeping for thousands of years and now that I'm finally waking up, she's the only thing I can see.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“He bursts out laughing, and it's the most beautiful sound I've ever heard. I want to bottle it up so I can listen to it again. I want to tell him all the jokes in the world so I can see his mouth split into a wide grin.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“There’s so much grief over wasted time. So much disappointment from years spent with a man who never looked at me the way my friends’ partners look at them: like they hang the moon. Like they’re grateful to even breathe the same air as them. I wonder if I’m too late to ever have that again.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“I have a crush on my husband, and that was not part of the plan.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“Because it’s one of the things you said you wanted, and I want them too. With you. Slow dancing in the kitchen. Kissing in the rain. Getting matching tattoos and being an absolute idiot with the next person you fall for. Be an idiot with me, Piper. I’m begging you, because I’m head over heels for you.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“terrified to tell her my biggest fear isn’t heights. It’s how much fun I’m having. How relaxed I feel when she’s around”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“I’ve never been someone’s favorite person. I’ve never been someone’s top priority. I was married to a man for years and always came in second place. Maybe that’s what I’m destined for: being almost perfect, but never quite good enough,” she says softly. “You’re my favorite person.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“Just because you know how to do things by yourself doesn’t mean you should have to.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“one more man tells me I need to smile, I’m going to deck him square in the jaw and not give a damn about the repercussions.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“I’d let her suffocate me and I’d say thank you from the afterlife.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“I’m sure another man will treat me right, but it’s hard to imagine wanting another man when I only want him.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“If one more man tells me I need to smile, I'm going to deck him square in the jaw and not give a damn about the repercussions.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“I’d be very careful what you say next,” I tell him slowly, so there’s no room for the dumbass to mishear me. “That’s my wife you’re talking about.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“Why has it never been like this before?” “Because you weren’t with me.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“I watch Liam skate over the red line. His teammates surround him and Maverick, but he shoves past them. Throws off his gloves and drops his stick on the ice. He bolts toward me, blades slicing across the Stars logo, eyes locked on mine. I don’t have a second to breathe before he’s yanking me out of the tunnel. Sweeping me off my feet and hugging me to his chest.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“And I’ve always thought guys who cheat are the bottom of the fucking barrel.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“Is knowing how to skate a prerequisite for hanging out with you?” “No. I want you to learn for you. I’ve taught you a lot of things over the last couple of months, Piper, and it pisses me off I didn’t get to teach you how to skate the first time. Consider this a door closing on your past. After tonight, everything you want to learn, I’m going to be by your side while you do. Encouraging you. Motivating and supporting you. You won’t be embarrassed or afraid of anything ever again.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“I think I’ve been waiting for you my whole life”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“God”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“You mentioned a while ago that you wouldn’t take another man’s name again.” His hand moves up to my hair, cupping the back of my head. “And I want you to know I’d never force you to take mine. In fact, I’ve been thinking about taking yours.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“You know what they say: nice guys finish last. And it’s true.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“I word vomited at the bar,” she starts. “I didn’t mean for all of that information about my personal life to come out, but it did.” “That’s the unfortunate thing about vomit. You can’t take it back.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“If one more man tells me I need to smile, I’m going to deck him square in the jaw and not give a damn about the repercussions.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“I'm not looking at her like she's my friend.
I'm not looking at her as a man who has his priorities sorted out and isn't interested in anything serious.
I'm looking at her like my heart is about to flatline. Like I'm close to meeting my end, and this is the first time in my life I've ever regretted being a professional athlete”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“like minding my business. Showing up to the arena”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“There might be a hundred people at dinner tonight”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“And what my girl wants”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“Pretending your shit isn’t as important as my shit. It is”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play

“I would’ve always found you,” I say hoarsely. “And if I couldn’t find you, I would’ve waited for you. Two years. Three years or four. Doesn’t matter.”
― Chelsea Curto, Power Play