Julianna Keyes > Quotes

“We reach the trailer and Shane digs through the pockets of the cargo pants slung over his arm until he finds the key. He pushes open the door and waits for me to pass through. Maybe later I’ll tell myself I should have thought long and hard about what I was going to do, that I should have counted to ten and waited until I regained my sanity before stepping over the threshold, evaluated the pros and cons like a thoughtful, rational adult. But I do no such thing. Shane’s eyes are on mine as I step out of my wet sneakers, drop my damp clothes in a ball on the porch, and walk inside. He follows right behind me, and even through my wet shirt I can feel the heat radiating off his bare chest. The man is a furnace.
Every warning about playing with fire zings through my mind, but I dismiss them. I want this. I’m not playing games, and neither is Shane as he grips my shoulders and turns us so my back is to the door and he’s pressed up against me. He lowers his head so our eyes are inches apart and looks at me more closely and thoughtfully than anyone ever has. He’s checking to make sure I’m okay, that my expectations are in line with what today is about. And they are. Just once, we agreed. And that will be enough.”
― Julianna Keyes, Just Once

“How could I not see you? With all these huge muscles…” I sling a leg across his thighs and slide a hand under his jacket, over his stomach. “And this six pack…”
“It’s an eight-pack,” he mutters, eyes sliding shut.
“And this adorable messy hair...”
“Don’t ruin it with the wrong adjectives.”
“Fine, no more compliments. Just facts. I love you, Crosbie Lucas.”
“I love you too,” he replies.”
― Julianna Keyes, Undecided

“And then he asked me how I felt about you.”
Now I put real effort into wrestling out of his choke hold, eventually succeeding. I pull back and stare at Shane, horrified. “He didn’t.”
“He did.” His expression is carefully blank, dark eyes fathomless.
“And…you said…”
“I said…”
“That you’re in awe of me?”
“Uh-huh.”
“That you admire my work ethic?”
“Yep.”
“And envy my wicked sense of humor?”
“No.”
“My fabulous legs?”
“Meh.”
“You lie!”
― Julianna Keyes, Just Once

“He’s wearing black boxer briefs that strain against his hips, and again I wonder why I never found men with muscles that sexy before. I mean, this man is pure physical perfection, and if he didn’t hate me so much, he’d be ideal.”
― Julianna Keyes, Just Once

“This is the right place.” He scratches his chin. “Is it? Hmm.” My eyes narrow. “Do you actually live here?” Now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure Crosbie lives in a frat house and always will. “Technically?”
― Julianna Keyes, Undecided

“Flattery will get you nowhere. But don’t let that stop you.” The”
― Julianna Keyes, Undeclared

“Get lost, dickhead,” Parker interrupts.”
― Julianna Keyes, Time Served

“let out a manly squeal of pain as I sink into the ice bath.”
― Julianna Keyes, Bench Player

“He was a liar; he was totally coming onto her. But he wasn’t going to do anything about it, and not because she was clingy as he’d feared, but because he didn’t know what the fuck she would do to him.”
― Julianna Keyes

“my legs are still eagerly parting like butter for a hot knife.”
― Julianna Keyes, Time Served

“Has magic taught you nothing? What you don't see is just as important as what you do."
I think back to my belated epiphany. How sometimes it's the things we do when we think no one is watching that really matter.
"You're right.”
― Julianna Keyes, Undecided

“You always want to believe you'll be the hero of your own story.”
― Julianna Keyes, All the Missing Pieces

“I have to make some signs for tomorrow,” she said, sitting down on the edge of the coffee table as she laced up her sneakers. “I’m going to turn my desk into a store, and let the kids come shopping.” “Yeah?” Jarek found his own shoes and put them on. “What are you selling?” “Oh, the usual. Toothpaste, tissues. Bananas and pencils. Whatever previously learned vocabulary items”
― Julianna Keyes, Going the Distance

“Has magic taught you nothing? What you don't see is just as important as what you do."
I think back to my belated epiphany. How sometimes it's the things we do when we think no one is watching that really matter.”
― Julianna Keyes, Undecided

“I roll my eyes. I wonder how many protein shakes are required to allow a man to go through half a box of condoms in a single evening and still be able to roll out of bed with the rising sun come morning. I slept until ten and still feel as though I spent the evening strapped to a mechanical bull with no off switch.”
― Julianna Keyes, Time Served