One True Pairing Quotes

“Don’t be a dick, but don’t back down.”
― Cathy Yardley, One True Pairing

“He’d thought about how he’d felt, being essentially characterized as a cute ass and a pretty face, especially after that damned underwear ad. He thought he’d feel more like a stud, and instead felt more like . . . Well, a girl, if he thought about it. If this was any indication of what women had to go through on a daily basis. Jesus.”
― Cathy Yardley, One True Pairing

“His gut was telling him to trust her. Of course, that might be his dick. They were in adjacent neighborhoods, after all, and sometimes his dick was louder.”
― Cathy Yardley, One True Pairing

“Although he’s not the sort you’d kick out of bed for eating crackers.”
― Cathy Yardley, One True Pairing

“He was . . .” She froze for a moment, trying to encapsulate Jake Reese, then shrugged. “Not bad.”
That is, it was “not bad” in the same way that the Empire State Building was “sort of tall” or the North Pole was “kind of brisk.”
― Cathy Yardley, One True Pairing

“She wanted sex, now. She wasn’t the “slow-montage-of-seduction” type. Given the guys she’d been used to hooking up with, she’d learned to be selfish. She’d graduated from the hard, fast, punk-rock school of fucking—get yours, before he gets his.”
― Cathy Yardley, One True Pairing

“She fucking loved kissing, the tactile quality, the taste and the feel and the way it made her body thrum. Too many men she’d been with saw it as an unnecessary appetizer, something that distracted from the “main meal.”
― Cathy Yardley, One True Pairing

“It’s not you,” she said quickly. “I just don’t do relationships.”
He stared at her. “Why . . .”
“I do hookups,” she clarified. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious about what you’d be like. You’re hot, but more importantly, you’re funny, and sweet, and . . . I don’t know. There’s something real about you.” It was, perhaps, the best compliment he’d ever received.
“But short term is all I’ve got to offer,” she finished. “If you’re not interested, that’s fine. No harm, no foul.” She leaned forward. “But if you are interested, let’s skip the drink and just go to your room.” His mouth went dry. She was sincere. And hot. Holy crow, she was hot. He should say no.
“Come up to my room,” he said instead.”
― Cathy Yardley, One True Pairing

“Damn. You’re not a bad actress, you know that?”
“I’m a terrible actress,” she corrected. “But I’m a hell of a liar.”
― Cathy Yardley, One True Pairing