The Hardest Route Quotes

“You are the absolute love of my life. Somewhere, deep down, I think I’ve always known that I loved you.”
― A.S. Teague, The Hardest Route

“You were more than I could have asked for, and you’ve been right in front of me the whole time, and I didn’t even see it.”
― A.S. Teague, The Hardest Route

“Yes, this thing is new, but we are not. I am here because I want to be with you. It’s not some obligation because we have a daughter. It’s not even a choice. I’m here, right now, because I believe to the core of my soul that we were meant to be together.”
― A.S. Teague, The Hardest Route

“Brooke, we’ve never only been Allie’s parents. Whether we realized it or not, we were always together.”
― A.S. Teague, The Hardest Route

“You better believe that everything is about to change.”
― A.S. Teague, The Hardest Route

“The corner of Griff’s eyes crinkled as he smiled over the top of our daughter’s head. “There is nowhere else I would rather be than here with my two girls.”
A mere three hours ago, I would have bristled at him calling me one of his girls.
We were just friends who happened to share a child.
But as I stared into eyes that burned with a longing I felt deep inside. I knew the truth.
I was his girl.
And I had been for a long time.”
― A.S. Teague, The Hardest Route

“You’re the first person I call when I have a good day. You’re the only person I can stand to talk to when my day is completely shit. You take care of me when I come to town. You fly to be by my mother’s side in the middle of the night when I can’t be there. You’ve spent the last seven years taking care of our daughter almost on your own because my career’s kept me away, and you only complain a little.” He paused. “You do everything for me, just like a wife would.”
My heart was in my throat, and I had to swallow before I could respond. “I’m just doing what any good friend who had a baby with that friend would do.”
“Bullshit.” He lifted a shoulder. “You don’t kiss a friend the way you just kissed me.”
― A.S. Teague, The Hardest Route

“My heart told me what my head refused to admit.
There was something between Brooke and me. And fuck if I didn’t want to see it grow now that the seed had been planted.”
― A.S. Teague, The Hardest Route

“I pulled away and looked into the face of the woman who had just given me the greatest gift I never knew I wanted. “I don’t care what it takes. We are going to be the two best parents this baby will ever know.”
She dipped her chin as a tear rolled down her cheek. I caught it with my thumb and stroked her chin.
“We can do this, Griff.”
I kissed her forehead. “We can totally do this.”
― A.S. Teague, The Hardest Route