Holiday Hostilities Quotes

“Couldn’t wait two more seconds to ravish me?” “Absolutely not,” he replies, the picture of confidence. “I’ve been waiting for this forever.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“And let me guess, if she is too tired, you'll leave the party and go home to her," Jake says drily as he cracks open another Dos Equis.
My lips slide into a smile. "Busted."
"Whipped as all hell, my man.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“I'm not Aaron's type, I'm his person.
And he's mine.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“Best." Aaron stands behind me and gently moves my hair aside so he can kiss my neck. "Day." He kisses my neck again, and my entire body melts into him. "Ever.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“That is freaking adorable!" Reagan exclaims, squeezing my arm as the Cyclones start to file off the ice. "He's obsessed with you."
. . .
"Ahhh," Maddie croons. "She's just as obsessed as he is.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“She smiles and she's so achingly beautiful, I can hardly stand it. "I believe in you, Aaron.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“What conversation?" She blinks innocently. "Oh, you mean the one where your dear, sweet grandmother sent you off to have a night of wild sex with me?”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“Olivia Griswold! This makes so much sense now." Mom beams at Liv. "You know, he never shut up about you. It was always 'Olivia this' and
'Olivia that. The poor boy was completely under your spell, my dear.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“All my focus is on Aaron. Here with me.
Always showing up when I need him, when I hope he will, and even when I don't believe for a second that he could.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“It's you!" I shriek, dropping my bags and running to him without a second's thought.
He catches me easily, like I weigh nothing, and pulls me into his chest for a hug. "I've missed you, Livvy.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“I mean, we should all be together to ring in the new year." He nods firmly. "And whether she likes it or not, Olivia's one of us now.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“Because if Aaron's there, I do belong.
And no matter what they're saying about him—saying about us—showing up for him is what matters.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“The girl with fire in her eyes that fuels my own fire. The girl I once desired, who grew into the only woman I have ever truly wanted. The reason I understand the feeling of being so far gone for someone that there's no hope nor want of return.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“When I locate her, everything else stills.
Calms.
She holds up her hands in the shape of a
heart.
. . .
My eyes remain on Olivia's as I hold up my own gloved hands and make a heart in return.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“Aaron beckons me inside the room, then grins cheekily. "Santa got her for me for Christmas." He drops his voice to a stage whisper. "Isn't she pretty?”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“I'm yours.
He's mine.
We belong to each other.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“Fourteen years later, Aaron Marino is breaking down those walls, brick by brick.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“When Olivia raises her head, her eyes are full of an emotion that almost makes me wrap my arms around her and carry her upstairs. Not to do anything that Dallas would approve of, but to just hold her.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“And the last thing on earth I want to do is break a promise I made to her.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“It gives me that fizzy sensation in my stomach that makes me half want to wrap my arms around myself and squeal, half tell him to pull over so I can climb on top of him.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“Put me down, you fool!"
"And the crowd goes wild!" I yell instead, skating backwards with her in my arms.
She's laughing, her palms now spanning my hands around her waist.
The lights above us are sparkling, and the Christmas music is swelling, and it's a picture-perfect moment that I hope she'll remember for a long time.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“I loved the idea of outdoor skating so much, I booked the entire place for the evening so that we could be alone.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“She smiles softly at me. "I can wait."
I can, too, I realize. Maybe a part of me has been waiting for her, all this time.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“Like always, her energy fuels me. I feed off of it, crave it when she's not around. She fits with me in a way that I didn't think was possible.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“My prior self was clearly insane, because now, I see who he really is: a man who invests endless time, effort, and energy in the people who are important to him. Who faces up to his challenges and tackles his problems head on, because the people who matter to him are worth fighting for and believing in, even when he barely believes in himself.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“Thank you again for bringing me Princess Sparkles, Mr. Aaron.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“I want you to give Olivia some respect and talk to her about this, too," I continue. "She's an adult, and she's made a decision here as much as I have.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“It continually surprises me how intuitive he is, how well he reads me.
How well he knows me.
What a guy.
No. What a man.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“I fall asleep on Christmas Eve wrapped once again in Aaron's arms and feeling totally content. Full of delicious food and great conversation and cozy memories and that sense of warmth and home that has always evaded me—especially around the holidays—but is now, unbelievably, more and more present in my life.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities

“And right there, in the darkness, I realize with startling clarity that I have, indeed, fallen head over heels in love with her.”
― Katie Bailey, Holiday Hostilities