After the Kiss Quotes

“Love is not a game, ladies. Treat it like one, and you’re bound to lose. Everyone talks about the rewards of finding that one person. Nobody warns you about the pain of losing him.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“Real love—the kind that matters—is giving your heart to someone even after he tries to hand it back.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“Here was a short-term kind of girl begging for a long-term relationship from a long-term kind of guy who wanted a fling.
It was movie-worthy.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“Instead I handed you a broken heart.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“You can write about relationships all you want. Get as personal as you want. Your serial dating days are over, Ms. Greene. From here on out, anything related to your personal relationships better be about me.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“This was Stiletto magazine, not Dr. Phil. Stiletto was sex and high heels, not companionship and freaking clogs.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“It was movie-worthy. It was laughable. It was … incredibly painful.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“This wasn’t to say that Julie had perfected only the major, most obvious dating milestones, however. She also knew how to finesse the subtler moments—those key moments where the breath caught and you thought, Yes, this. Julie could explain every single nuance, from the toe-curling euphoria when his hand brushed yours to the tingle when eyes held for just a beat too long. And then there was her personal favorite moment: the bone-deep satisfaction when you made him laugh for the first time—a real laugh.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“He held me while I cried. And then made love to me so gently I wanted to cry all over again.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“As if Mitchell needed another reminder that Julie wasn't the woman for him, fate delivered.
Julie snored.
Not a cute little snuffle either, but snorts worthy of an overweight truck driver named Bubba.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“- What do you mean, the pizza guy? When did you order pizza? I told you on my way over that I had dinner planned.
- And that's when I called the pizza guy.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“Tell me you want me.'
She licked her lips to buy time, trying to read him.
'Tell me,' he said again. His voice was harsh.
'I want you,' she said softly. Don’t break my heart.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“Where’s the guy?”
“You can’t look now. He’s facing this way and it’ll be obvious.”
“So I’m just supposed to bump into him, spill wine on his shirt, and then make my move?”
Grace glanced at her in approval. “Not bad!”
“Grace, it’s horrible! It’s the most obvious ploy in the book. I might as well go for the whole ‘You look familiar’ cliché.”
“Oh, come on. Guys don’t care how original you are as long as you’re hot.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“Last night I was a scared little boy who thought I'd be happy with a quick lay and a few laughs over the occasional dinner."

"And now?" she whispered.

His fingers drifted over her cheek, a whisper of a touch. "Now I'm a man, spending a quiet evening with a woman I'm crazy about.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“What now?', she asked, feeling tired and broken.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss

“Julie Greene had built a career out of falling in love. Staying in love? Not so much.”
― Lauren Layne, After the Kiss