28 Quotes by Lauren Landish

I can't believe you told Nana that you made this cake," Violet admonishes him.He shrugs, not caring in the least. "Well, I made the money that I bought it with, so that's almost the same thing. And it's good.

You don't have to do that, you know? Say all that romantic stuff," I tell him, ducking my chin down. "I get it. It's fake. Been there done that with my family, except I'm smart enough to not get caught in the 'feels' trap."He lifts my chin with his other hand. "I'm Italian. We are romantic. I simply say what I think.

I’m not freaking out. I’m turned on. I’m thinking about sniffing your bed pillows like a weirdo, contemplating if it’d be better for you to bend me over the island or the couch, and my ovaries are basically exploding—pew, pew, pew—like fireworks because you’re so good with Chunky that I can imagine you as the one of those dads who’d play tea party with your daughter. And all of that is making me hot and nervous . . . and . . . and . . . I should stop talking now.

I’m a bit of a pessimist, someone who doesn’t expect the zombie apocalypse, but at the same time, I’ve got a bugout bag ready in my SUV . . . just in case.

As i take my place at the microphone, a hot flash of nerves spikes, washing away my previous desire in an instant. But I speak from the heart, wishing my sister a lifetime of happiness and threatening her new husband with death and dismemberment if he so much as says one mean word to her. He smiles like I'm kidding, and I slash a line across my throat with my thumb to show that I'm dead serious.

But we both know that whatever comes our way, we'll greet it with a smile and a barely half-formed plan. It's who we are, still spontaneous and slightly crazy but together, no matter what.

I feel like a goddess with my god claiming me for all to see. It might be pretend, it might be fantasy, but fuck, it's hot.

Go to this meeting and be THE Abigail Andrews. Later, you will be mine.

What would've happened if Dad had told Abi or me to 'settle down with a good boy'?"I scoff. "Well, first off, Abi would've told him to fuck off, and you would've probably said you're too young. And then I would've killed him."She laughs. "But when he told you to, you marched right out there and got yourself a bride. Fucking overachiever.