Waiting for Her Quotes

“Strong arms wrap around me from behind, pull me back to his chest.
“How long am I gonna have to chase you?” Grady’s voice is gruff, breath hot against my neck.
His hands splay across my stomach.
Lips brush against my jaw.
“Are you done running, Bri?”
I’m a bobble head, my head nodding so quickly I’m lucky it’s attached so it doesn’t roll away.
“Thank fuck,” he growls.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“I shift, framing her face in the palms of my hands, and lean down, letting my forehead rest against hers.
“Don’t you get it, yet, Bri?”
“Get what?”
“It doesn’t matter what happened in your past. What mistakes you made. My love for you, it doesn’t have a beginning or an end, I would have waited for you forever.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“Enough is enough. Either shit or get off the pot, Bri. Own up to your past mistakes, be honest with him about everything, let him make a decision about whether or not he wants to be with you based on all the facts. Quit pussy-footing around and go get the guy. If you want him, which we all know you do, then quit being a baby and start chasing him.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“You’re my kryptonite, Bri Jameson. Five minutes of you being back in my life, I had my tongue shoved down your throat, and all week long, the only think I could think about was doing it again. My biggest fear is I’ll never move on from you.”
…
She seems to brace herself before admitting, “Maybe I don’t want you to move on.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“I went through some of the best and worst moments of my life, and you weren’t there. It was always supposed to be you by my side. Me by yours.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“I need to understand, and yet, I’m not sure I ever will. I can’t fall back into you again. It hurt too much to lose you the first time. Not just as my girlfriend, but as my best friend.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“I spent the last six years living without you. Growing up, learning that life isn’t centered around you. It wasn’t easy because I didn’t want that. I was perfectly happy with you being the center of my world. I was bitter because you took that away from me.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“I have more to say and this, I’m not going to apologize for. Here’s the thing. You had no right…No. right. to leave me,” I grit out. “To pretend in some sort of disillusionment I would ever - ever - do anything to betray you. Yes, I’m sorry I didn’t fight for us. But I shouldn’t have had to.”
My words cause her body to jerk but she nods quickly. “You’re right. You shouldn’t have. I screwed up.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“I love you, Grady. Time didn’t change that, and it never will.”
“I never thought I’d hear you say those words again.”
“I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to come back to you.”
“It doesn’t matter. I love you, too. I never moved on from you because there was no moving on.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“I don’t deserve your forgiveness and yet here I am, receiving it.”
“Who am I to say you don’t deserve forgiveness? My love for you isn’t conditional, Bri. I fell in love with you, my heart never allowed me to fall out.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“I don’t need any more chances, Grady. No more time. I’m here. With you. Yours, for as long as you’ll have me.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her

“We weren’t only lovers…
My soul called out to hers and it always answered.
And damn it all if it’s still calling.”
― Jennifer Van Wyk, Waiting for Her