Well Matched Quotes

“No one’s ever ready. For any of those big changes that life throws at you. You just have to meet them head-on and do your best. It’s okay to be scared a little. If we all waited till we were ready, we’d never do anything.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“Put a man in leather pants and eyeliner and a lot of sins could be forgiven.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“It's okay to be scared a little. If we all waited till we were ready, we'd never do anything.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

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― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“But it's going to. It'll matter a lot in five years or so when you decide you want children. You're barely out of your twenties. I'm forty.

I waved a hand in the vicinity of my abdomen.

Factory's closed. Been there, done that, sent her to college.

He looked at me, increduolous. I don't give a damn about kids.

But you like kids.

Sure I like kids. The ones I teach. The ones I coach. The ones my cousins have, that I can feed sugar to and give back to their parents.

He shrugged.

Doesn't mean I want kids of my own.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“But plans can change. People can change.” When she smiled at me now her eyes were bright with tears. “You taught me that, you know.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“Because I love you. You may not want to hear it, but you have to know by now.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“It wasn’t until that last second of consciousness before sleep took me that I realized. He wasn’t groping me. His hand was placed flat on my chest. Over my heart.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“Something about being in this dress made things between Mitch and me very clear. And very right. Suddenly all I wanted was for him to see me like this. I wanted to be someone who belonged in this part of his life.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“Hey.” My protest was low but vehement. “You’re a smart guy.” This was too much like that night in the hotel room, with Mitch confessing that his family thought he was nothing more than a mindless jock. I didn’t like that. “Shhhh,” he said through his smile. “Don’t tell anyone. You have to do more when they think you’re smart.” He nodded down at Simon, shuffling the papers in his hands, clearly preparing for his turn to”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“No.” I slurped at my vodka and Sprite and wondered how this had become my life. Getting drunk in my kitchen on a Friday night while a gorgeous man who was way too young for me made me a grilled cheese sandwich.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“In the back of my mind I knew that this sense was only going to last the weekend. But I pushed all of those thoughts aside and concentrated on the here and now, something I didn’t do very often. It was nice. Those warm feelings were still coursing through me when Mitch came up the steps from the backyard. He made a beeline for me, slipping an arm around my waist and pulling me close. Before I could even process it, his mouth brushed over mine as though this was something we did every day. As though this wasn’t the first time he’d kissed me. Which it absolutely was. As his lips left mine I froze, and so did he. We were both so caught up in this fantasy of being a couple in front of his family that it took our brains a few moments to catch up to what our bodies were instinctively doing. His eyes searched mine, knowing he’d overstepped. Certain I was going to push him away, bring this whole charade tumbling down around our ears. But that was the last thing I wanted to do. Was it the heat of the day, the slight cider buzz, or the sense of belonging I’d felt around his family? One of those things had made his kiss feel like the most natural thing in the world.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“Your idea of working on yourself seems to involve going out, crowds. Things that involve putting on pants.” I shuddered. “Can’t I live vicariously through you and your sex cupcakes?”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“but for the most part we lived in a harmonious household. Two really good friends, with a significant age, income, and authority gap.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“Needing and wanting are two different things, you know. You can want something and not need it.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“I needed to sell this house and get the hell out of here.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“Why. My. Lady!”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“Hmm.” I frowned as I looked at Stacey. Sweat beaded her hairline and her cheeks were flushed.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“like I was in need of defending. Maybe I was. “Mitch Malone. Nice to meet you, Bob.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“Quid pro quo, babe. You were my girlfriend last weekend. Now it’s my turn.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“CrossFit,”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“The. Bed. As in one.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“Monday said Annie, and Wednesday was Cindy.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“And the more free assistance I could get, the even better.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“The logical part of my brain knew that starting over was inevitable, and I’d be able to work my way back to where I’d been before. But the emotional part of me threw my running shoes in the back of my closet and told myself I’d try again later.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched

“out.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Matched