Quotes From "The Coincidence Of Callie & Kayden" By Jessica Sorensen

I can do pain. That’s the easy part of life. It’s everything else, happiness, laughter, love, that’s fucking complicated. Jessica Sorensen

Life is full of luck, like getting dealt a good hand, or simply by being in the right place at the right time. Some people get luck handed to them, a second chance, a save. It can happen heroically, or by a simple coincidence , but there are those who don’t get luck on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved. Jessica Sorensen

I just let the pain take over, allowing it to numb the pain of being left behind. Jessica Sorensen

I don't believe that. I don't believe that there are bad things about you. Only things that you think are bad. Jessica Sorensen

There are no accusations with writing, no judgment, no shame, only freedom. Jessica Sorensen

I walk out the door with a heavy feeling in my heart as another secret falls on top of it. Jessica Sorensen

You really need stitches, " she tells me." Or you're going to have a scar." I try not to laugh. Stitches aren't going to help. They fix skin, cuts, wounds, heal stuff on the outside. Everything broken with me is on the inside. "I can handle scars, especially one's on the outside. Jessica Sorensen

So I let my shame own me, kill me, wilt me away into a thousand dead flakes, knowing if I kept it all in, she would never have to learn the dirtiness that was forever inside me--the bad, the ugly, the twisted. She could go on living her life happy, just like she deserved. Jessica Sorensen

He stops rocking the cage. "Oh, come on, Callie. It won't be fun if we don't rock it. In fact, the more we rock it, the better it'll feel." His voice drops to a deep whisper. "We can rock it nice and slow or really, really fast.".." Do I have your permission to rock away and give you the ride of your life?" Why does it feel like he's secretly talking dirty to me? "Yeah, go ahead, rock it nice and hard, " I say without thinking, then bite down on my lip as the dirty section of my brain catches up with me. Honestly, I didn't even know that side existed. Jessica Sorensen

One of the stall doors swings open and a fortyish-year-old woman walks out tucking her shirt into her jeans. Her heavy lined eyes land on Seth. "This is the women's restroom." She points a finger to the door. "Can't you read?"" Can't you see that everyone in this club is about twenty years younger than you?" Seth retorts, turning to the mirror. With his pinkie, he messes with bangs. "Now if you'll excuse us, we're going to have some fun. Jessica Sorensen

No one has ever needed me before because I’ve never let anyone that far in. Jessica Sorensen

I take my time because I love how it feels to carry her, the way she needs me, the way I need to protect her. Jessica Sorensen