Survive the Night Quotes

“ready by eight”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Alice!”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Too excited to hold it in, Sarah blurted out, “We’re going to Vegas to get married!”
“Congratulations!” Handing the carrier over to Hugh, Grace hurried up the steps and hugged Sarah. “When?”
“Now.”
“Now?”
At the echo of their previous conversation, Sarah laughed. “Yes, now. The pass is open, so we’re leaving while Gordon is still willing to watch Bean and Hortense.”
“That’s great.” Hugh shook Otto’s hand and gave Sarah a one-armed hug as the puppies yipped in their carrier. At four weeks old, the pups were getting big—and even more adorable.
“We could go, too.” Hugh gave Grace a hungry look. “Have a double wedding.”
She made a big show of pretending to consider it and then shook her head. “I’m having too much fun dating you.”
“C’mon, then, girlfriend.” Hugh ushered Grace into the house. “Let’s leave the lovebirds alone.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“The crowd closed around Aaron.
“Hurry!” Sarah said, bouncing in the seat with impatience as they headed back toward the action. “We’re missing it!”
“Bloodthirsty,” Otto called back to her, but from the tiny bit of his profile that she could see, it was obvious that he was grinning.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“She fished out a folding knife and flashlight before holding the pack out toward Grace, careful not to jostle the cat. “Can you take Bob down?”
“Bob?”
“Otto’s cat.”
“Oh.” Grace gave a small choke of a laugh as she pulled off her crossbow before easing her arms through the straps. “I thought you’d named your favorite pack or something.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Theo’s been teaching me to shoot.” Jules allowed her hoodie and coat to drop back into place, covering the gun. “He said I’m a natural.”
“She’s a good shot,” Theo said without looking away from the display. He picked up several folding knives and handed them out. Even though Otto already had his, he accepted another. He had a feeling that it would be a good time to carry a spare.
Unfolding her knife, Grace examined it before closing it again and slipping it into her pocket. “I’m not. I’m terrible. Hugh, tell Otto how terrible I am at shooting.” There was an underlying tension to her voice, to all their voices, that told Otto they were eaten up with worry for Sarah. Grace’s attempt at joking sounded forced, and he knew she was trying to distract them from the dangers they were all facing.
“She’s bad,” Hugh agreed.
“I’m not getting better, either,” Grace admitted. “Every time we go to the range, I get fewer and fewer holes in the target. It’s a little annoying, especially with Straight-Shooter McGee over there.” She jerked her thumb at Jules, who gave a tight smile.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Although still quiet, Hugh sounded like he was making an effort to sound casual. “What about you? Did you run into any trouble?”
“Yes. You took the shovel out of my squad car,” Otto grumbled, keeping his voice low.
“What? The town is being invaded, and that’s what you’re worried about?” Hugh led the way to a tiny shack that looked like an old-school outhouse. It even had a crescent moon carved into the door.
As Hugh held the door open, Otto gave him a sideways look.
Hugh snickered. “Go on in. Trust me.”
“Trust you like I trusted you to put the shovel back?”
“Why are you still going on about the shovel?”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Grady had a habit of disappearing for an hour or so in the afternoons. Grace’s theory was that he was watching Tattered Hearts.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“He smiled his usual slow smile, although it had a wicked edge she’d never seen before. Sarah was pretty sure she loved it. “You’re blushing.”
“Oh.” She smiled back, and his eyes blazed with hunger. “I was thinking naughty thoughts.” Her heels bumped the first step, and she turned around to climb up the stairs.
Crowding close behind her, so close that it felt like he surrounded her, Otto asked, “You going to share them?”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“But if I’d left—”
“You shouldn’t have to leave.” He cut her off. “We’ll deal with this, with these people. Together. All of us. You have backup here. If you were running from strange town to strange town, you’d be alone.”
The thought of that terrified Sarah, but she didn’t want to be selfish. She didn’t have the right to bring harm and possible death to these good people.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Grace’s eyes got huge even as her voice lowered to a whisper. “Are you guys having sex?”
“Not yet.”
“Not yet?” Grace’s smile grew until it curved her mouth up wickedly. “So why are you blushing? Have you kissed?”
“Yes.” Her face got even hotter, but she couldn’t stop grinning.
“Is Otto a good kisser?”
“Really, really good.” Her smile matched Grace’s. “Amazing. The best. I don’t think there are words good enough to explain just how incredible he is.”
Grace gave a laughing squeal and caught Sarah in a hug. “Yay! Kisses! Good kisses!”
Laughing, Sarah hugged her back. Having a friend felt almost as nice as Otto’s kisses. They turned in a circle, squeezing each other and laughing, until they finally quieted enough to talk again.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Giving the people around them a sweeping look, Grace obviously understood the situation. “I’m going to the bathroom.” She stood up. “Sarah? You coming?”
Sarah popped out of her seat, falling in next to Grace, but Otto caught her hand, halting her. “You’ll have to go one at a time,” he told her. “There aren’t any stalls. It’s just a single bathroom.”
Hugh started to laugh. “They’re not going to the bathroom to actually use it,” he said.
His forehead furrowing in the way it did when he didn’t understand something, Otto looked at Hugh and then back at Sarah.
“They’re going to the bathroom so they can have some privacy when they talk about us.” Glancing at Sarah, Hugh amended his words. “You, buddy. They’re going to the bathroom to talk about you.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Jules popped up next to him to pour a cup of coffee and kiss him on the cheek. “The puppies are fine with Hugh. We trust him to babysit the kids. The health inspector might close the viner down, but the puppies will be okay.”
“I thought you weren’t going to let me babysit the kids anymore after the cat incident,” Hugh said.
“That’s Otto,” Jules corrected before rushing off to serve another table.
“Hey,” Otto said mildly. “I didn’t find the cat. If I hadn’t gotten it down, Dee would’ve climbed up herself.”
Theo shrugged slightly as he took a drink of his coffee. “She’s just kidding. You’re still our second pick after Grace.”
“What about me?” Hugh complained.
After giving Hugh a flat look, Theo turned back to Otto. “Like I said, you’re still our second pick.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“It was different from before, but she still shifted a little, unsure if she liked the attention or not. It was a lot to get used to.
“I’ll make them for you,” he said. “You’ll like my pancakes.”
“I’m sure I will.” The words were out, thick with innuendo, before she could think twice. Hugh was grinning ear to ear, and Grace tossed a balled-up napkin at him.
“See? That’s how normal people flirt,” she said. “There’s no yelling involved.”
Hugh caught the napkin. “If I were normal, you wouldn’t love me so much.”
Eyeing him for a long moment, Grace finally shrugged. “Not a lie.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“She’s staying at my place so that she’ll be safe from Jovanovic. What if she thinks…? How do I let her know that she doesn’t have to…?" He trailed off again with a grunt of frustration.
“You don’t want her to think that she has to put out as payment for staying with you,” Theo said baldly, and Otto winced. It sounded as bad out loud as it had in his head.
“Yes.”
“Just tell her.”
Otto shifted uncomfortably. “I tried. It doesn’t come out right.”
“You don’t want me to—”
“No!” Otto raised his hands in horror, cutting Theo off in mid-sentence. "No. I’ll do it. I’ll talk to her.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Otto closed the door behind them, and then turned back to see Theo eyeing him curiously. “Thanks. I have…well, a question.”
“Okay. Ask.” Theo half sat on the table behind him, crossing his arms over his chest. Viggy lay down next to him, his head resting on his front paws. Theo’s smirk looked a little too Hugh-ish for Otto’s liking. There was a reason he’d gone to Theo with this and not Hugh. 'Well?”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Curling her fingers around Theo’s wrists, Jules leaned in to kiss him lightly. “I love you.”
“Okay, okay, okay.” Hugh broke into the tender moment. 'You both love each other and complete each other and would climb every mountain for each other. We get it. Enough with the kissy-kissy. Tell us what happened.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“This is my home.' Grace’s tone had softened a little, though. 'Jules, Sarah, and the kids were here. I needed to find out what was happening, to help if I could.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“They stared at each other, frozen, until Hugh clearing his throat made both of them jump.
“Any day, lovebirds,” he called. “Grace and a Tattered Hearts marathon are waiting for me at home. If I’m not back soon, I know she’s going to start without me. She’s rude like that.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Otto likes Sarah.”
Mouth open, Otto stared at Theo. He’d expected Hugh to spill the beans, but Theo? “What the hell?”
Looking completely unrepentant, Theo laid an arm over the back of Jules’s chair and picked up his coffee mug with his free hand. “I would’ve just told her later.”
“That’s true,” Jules said, leaning forward with the same gossip-loving expression as Hugh.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“There will be no digging,” Jules stated as she pulled a chair from a nearby table and plopped down next to Theo. “Hey, sweetness. I’m on break so you can kiss me now.”
Theo gave her a smile and obliged.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Otto stopped worrying about not saying something and started worrying that he would say something mortally embarrassing that would make her hate him forever. The seconds ticked by, the faint chatter coming from the kitchen and the low hum of the wind outside pressing against the house the only sounds. Neither looked away.
“Wow. This is awkward,” Grace said. “Otto, when I said you weren’t allowed to interrogate her, I didn’t mean to ban all polite conversation. You can, you know, tell her it’s nice to meet her or make some comment about the weather.”
She paused, and silence dropped over them again.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Yeah?” Hugh sounded hopeful that Grace was going to spill some details, but Otto had a feeling he was about to be disappointed.
“Yeah. Too bad you’re never going to meet her.”
Hugh, who’d sat forward in anticipation, flopped against the back of his chair. “What? Why? Do I embarrass you? Are you embarrassed for me to meet your friends?”
As she filled her glass from the tap, Grace gave a small shrug, shooting Hugh a sideways look. “Of course you do, and of course I am, but that’s not why you’re not meeting Sarah. You guys will pick on her.”
“Will not.”
“Will too.”
“Will not.”
Otto cleared his throat, knowing from experience that Hugh and Grace could go on like that for hours.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Are they at it again?” Grace said as she walked in from the hallway.
“Yes.” Ty, one of the twins, covered his eyes. “You guys shouldn’t do this in front of me and Tio. We’re still children.”
“You two kiss so often, I’m surprised your lips haven’t permanently fused together,” Grace said as Hugh grabbed her hand, reeling her toward him and pulling her into his lap.
“I’d like my lips to become permanently fused to yours.” Hugh teasingly nuzzled Grace’s neck, making her laugh.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Every time someone new shows up in town, you grill that person until she wants to run away and never come back.” Crossing her arms, she leaned against the counter. “It’s the worst welcome wagon I’ve ever seen, and you’re not doing that to Sarah.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night

“Yeah, Jules told me this is another ‘friend from school,’” Theo said.
Hugh gave a bark of laughter. “She’s not even trying anymore.”
“She doesn’t have to,” Theo admitted, and Otto could tell he was trying not to smile. “She knows that I know she’s never met this woman before in her life. Saying that this new…houseguest is an old friend is Jules’s way of asking me not to investigate her.”
“I wouldn’t care, except that someone’s always trying to blow up these women,” Hugh said with a dramatic sigh.”
― Katie Ruggle, Survive the Night