Tessa and Weston Quotes

“you know best. It’s insufferable! You’re insufferable!” She shoves me hard, and I stagger back a step. “You just don’t know when to shut up, do you?” I stare at her, wordless. I thought I was ready to hear all that—to stand here and take it like a man. But now I feel like I have a hundred knives stuck in me. And God almighty, it hurts. It hurts because I see the look in Tessa’s eyes. She means it. Every word. She’s the one being honest now. And I’m the one who can’t handle it. “Tessa—” “Don’t.” She cuts me off, her breath ragged. “Don’t say another word.” And with that, she turns away—storming back into the house and slamming the door behind her. For a long moment I stand frozen in place, staring at the door. My heart thundering, breaking, bleeding in my chest. My world burning down around me. And there’s nothing I can do.”
― Abbie Emmons, Tessa and Weston: The Best Christmas Ever

“How dare you! I’ve done nothing wrong—yet here you are, crucifying me like you have the right to? Well, you don’t! And I won’t put up with it.” Tessa takes a step closer, her voice trembling. “You know what I hate about you, Weston?” That feels like a kick in the gut. But I absorb the pain, shoving it down. I’m pissed now—locked up and ready to take her shots. “What?” I mock, egging her on. “What is it you hate about me?” “I hate how you always think you’re right, a hundred percent of the time!” Tessa rages, her eyes ablaze. “You’re so arrogant, so… rude and offensive. You always have been! If I’m dealing with a problem, you just go ahead and make it your problem. You’re always pushing in where you’re not wanted, always bossing me around like”
― Abbie Emmons, Tessa and Weston: The Best Christmas Ever

“Well, I bet I could find a book that even you would like.” I smile. “Oh, let’s do it! Come on, it’ll be fun. And how about we get the books gift-wrapped, and I won’t open mine until I’m alone in my room tonight—and you won’t open yours until you’re alone, too.”
― Abbie Emmons, Tessa and Weston: The Best Christmas Ever

“When I look back up into his eyes, I find him studying me with an expression so soft and almost surprised, it’s as if I’ve just unveiled a new side of myself that he’s never seen before. “Do you really mean that?” he says, breaking my heart a little with how unconvinced he sounds. “Of course I mean it. I love you, Weston.” “I know… But what does love mean to you?”
― Abbie Emmons, Tessa and Weston: The Best Christmas Ever

“Thank you.” When she disappears back into the kitchen, I answer Grandma’s message. TESSA: Weston’s mom invited me to stay for dinner Is that ok? I’ll be home afterward GRANDMA: That’s”
― Abbie Emmons, Tessa and Weston: The Best Christmas Ever

“And most importantly, Tessa wouldn’t have been embarrassed. She said it wasn’t me, it was her mom. But I know that’s not true. I saw her face.”
― Abbie Emmons, Tessa and Weston: The Best Christmas Ever