Quotes from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“I need you more than I’m afraid of everything else that comes with loving you.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“You were on the fucking beach in my bikini with him. I just assumed something was going on.” Her eyes widened. “Your bikini?” Perhaps it was a Freudian slip, but I owned up to it. “Yes. My fucking bikini.” In that moment, it was like my inhibitions just snapped. Running my thumb along the slightly burned skin below her neck, I said exactly what I was thinking. “It’s my bikini because every inch of the body inside of it belongs to me, whether you want that to be the case or not. I know how that struggle feels because it’s no different for me. As much as I would give anything to want someone else right now, my body only wants you. And quite frankly, Bridget, it’s not going to rest until it has you.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“I know you loved him, and he’s Brendan’s father, but he didn’t deserve you. People don’t deserve to have things they don’t respect. He didn’t fucking deserve you, Bridget.” Tears streamed down her face. “How can you sound so sure?” “Because I am, luv. I’ve been insecure about having a relationship my whole life—meeting you changed that. You’ve made me better, more secure than ever, not the opposite. Love makes you stronger, not weaker.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“You’ve been thinking with your head for a very long time. While that makes for a very safe existence, we sometimes inadvertently inhibit our true happiness when we do this. Life choices shouldn’t always be about the end result. People fail to realize that the small adventures in the middle are sometimes more important. When you’re old, you’re going to reflect on your life and everything is just going to be one big ball of memories anyway. Why not have something worthwhile to look back at?” I hated that this bitch was making a point.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“No? Not working for you, huh? Okay. How about, Simon –my love for you is brighter than all the stars in the sky. Now let’s go put some sour cream on the big burrito.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“I was more afraid of losing you than I was of finding you.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“Standing, I pulled my bag onto my shoulder and leaned into Gina so that her sweet daughter couldn’t hear. “Keep the fuck away from Dr. Hogue, you home wrecker. You haven’t changed at all.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“I felt her tension lift as soon as my hands went to work. Massaging her upper back, I pressed my thumbs especially hard into her. She hung her head low as she relaxed her body, giving me full control. The sounds she was making were driving me a bit mad. This woman was wound up and needed a hell of a lot more than my hands. It took everything in me not to bend down and devour her neck. My fingers were definitely working on behalf of my cock that unfortunately couldn’t be here to accept this award tonight.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“I plan to. And then I’m going to spackle her bedroom wall.” Calliope scrunched up her nose. “I don’t even want to know what that means.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“Don’t worry, sweetie. You’re in good hands. I’m positive Dr. Hogue has seen his share of ass.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“The sexy, blond, god of a doctor whom I’d masturbated to for weeks after the fish hook incident… was now my roommate. Simon. Simon says… commence freak out.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“Go on, read number three. I don’t have all day. I have to get to”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“Go on, read number three. I don’t have all day. I have to get to the hospital and save lives like a superhero.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

“What they say about wanting what you can’t have is apparently true. For some bloody reason, I can’t stop thinking about you in very inappropriate ways.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Dear Bridget, I Want You

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