Waylaid Quotes

“We’re off, are we?” Grandpa lifts the apron over his head. “I just need five minutes to get beautiful.”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“I no longer have a choice about how I feel. He’s gotten to me. And if I hold myself back, I might miss something.”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“I tried not to like you. But it didn’t work.”
“I know, baby girl.” He gives me his cockiest grin. “Sorry about that. What can I do to help take away the pain of this failure you’ve suffered?”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“I used to think something was wrong with me. But now I think I know better.” Those gray eyes look up, boring into mine. “I was missing you. I was waiting all this time for you to come back into my life. And now you’re here.”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“We’re more alike than you think.”
“We are?” I ask as his hand cups my face. I lean into the pressure of his palm. I can’t help myself.
“Yeah,” he whispers. “Messy lives and greedy hearts. That’s us, Shipley.”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“Until I met Daphne, I didn’t know it was possible someone could look so vexed and so turned on at the same time. She hates the fact that she’s so attracted to me. And when she actually starts to like me, she’ll hate that even more.
I can’t fucking wait.”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“I have no idea when she and I are finally going to get together. I just know that when it happens, it’s going to be spectacular.”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“I think you just can’t handle the hotness,” I say.
“Of you?” she sniffs.
“No baby. Of us. There’s something there, and you like to pretend there isn’t.”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“It’s only a matter of time. Daphne knows what she wants. It’s the same thing that I want. I can’t say why she’s so skittish, but I’ve given her the time and the space to overcome her hesitation. And yet she’s still keeping her distance, shooting me looks every time she thinks I’m not paying attention.
Spoiler alert: I’m always paying attention.”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“There are parents who absolutely deserve to be cut out of one’s life. There are toxic people in the world, and you don’t owe toxic people anything. But if you think your relationship will matter to you in the future, then maybe it’s time to find some common ground.”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“You're not supposed to like it. You're supposed to endure it.
- Rickie”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid

“She’s not particularly warm or friendly. That doesn’t bother me, because neither am I. She’s the angry Shipley. And it works for me.”
― Sarina Bowen, Waylaid