Just One Night Quotes
"There comes a time in every single woman’s life when the man who was once eh, not bad gets promoted to good enough."
"But now was not the time to reminisce about Brooklyn Riley and the big food portions she’d once been served. She was Manhattan Riley."
"Riley’s hand found his knee and squeezed. Hard. 'Steven, it’s my turn to be prissy. Do you mind if we get back to my place, before… um… I just feel kind of gross from the rain, you know?'"
"The only person who should be spanking Riley’s swimsuit-model-worthy ass was him."
"I’ll just go on pissing you off and making you cry."
"Riley’s fingers traced the steel picture frame on his dresser, recognizing it as the picture of Liam and Sam that her mom had given them both for Christmas the year before."
"Riley’s eyes fell on a door in the corner. It led to a surprisingly large and well-equipped bathroom. It was clearly not from the same era as the outdated kitchen, which meant he’d prioritized upgrading a fancy showerhead over getting a fancy stove."
"It's like he was a teenager all over again, finally getting his hands on the hottest girl in school."
"You know, if I’d known that the anticipating of sex could make you stop your annoying chatter, I might have initiated it a long time ago."
"It wasn’t the kiss of a man exploring a new woman. It was the kiss of a man who knew his woman—knew what she liked."
"Because when I put aside my sass and my pride and my carefully crafted sexy reputation, Riley was just like the thousands of women Stiletto spoke to every month."
"It never should have gotten that far in the first place."
"The awkwardness of that whole evening. I was so sure it would be explosive, and instead it was just weird."
"So glad. Which is why I hate to be in this awkward situation of asking for another favor..."
"Every year, the company that owns Stiletto likes to make believe that it isn’t located in the middle of the country’s urban center and hosts this nightmare known as the annual softball tournament."
"You know full well that Meg doesn’t do well in group activities. She can’t even gracefully lose at charades at Christmas without accusing her own children of cheating."
"So you’ll do it? You can play softball, right?"
"I thought I saw a brunette trot across home plate. I didn’t see anything resembling speed."
"The count’s one–one! Two more strikes and it’s beer time."
"I want to get it right. I have to get it right."
"I’m sorry, did you not just see me speed across home plate?"
"Don’t think I won’t remember this come Christmas bonus time."
"My birthday four years ago … you got me concert tickets. Why?"
"So you remembered my favorite band from years before. And sought out tickets."
"But what if they want to play after we put them in there?"
"Your wild woman out there’s going to be a handful when she gets older."
"Mellow. Mellow is the word you’re looking for."
"Can’t they cuddle with us? Just for one night?"
"That’s why, Riley. There’s one tear now, but the longer this goes on, the more there will be when we end things, and I can’t bear that. It’s time to get real about this."
"That’s right. Retreat even further into your shell, because this shit’s about to get scary."
"You’re breaking up with me because I matter? You know there’s no trophy for that, right?"