Confess
Quotes from the Book
The only difference between falling in love and being in love is that your heart already knows how you feel, but your mind is too stubborn to admit it.
It’s hard to fall in love with assholes, Warren.”.. “Maybe you just haven’t met the right asshole yet.
I think it takes being loved in order to know how to love,
I don't want you to change, Bridgette. I'm not in love with who you could be, or who you used to be, or who the world says you should be. I'm in love with you. Right now. Just like this.
She's nothing I've ever wanted in a girl. And absolutely everything I need.
You did smile, Bridgette, and you need to own it, because it was fucking beautiful.
I need her to admit that there’s an actual heart inside her chest. And that sometimes it beats for me.
Im convinced that hell has an intercom system and the buzz of my alarm clock is played at full volume on repeat against the screams of all the lost souls.
I can’t believe I’m falling in love with such a stupid, stupid asshole.
She slams the door shut without saying please or thank you or goodbye. And even though she’s the most inconsiderate person I’ve ever met in real life, I can’t stop smiling. I think we may have just bonded.
because I think I might want to kiss her. And touch her. A lot. Like, everywhere.
Just say it,” I beg. I need her to say it out loud. All I need is for her to admit she brought him here because she was hurt and scared. I need her to admit that there’s an actual heart inside her chest. And that sometimes it beats for me
She’s so confusing. She’s so frustrating. She’s so damn unpredictable. She’s nothing I’ve ever wanted in a girl. And absolutely everything I need.
I know. A bitch who finally met the right asshole.
Stop telling yourself you that you aren't lovable because it's pissing me off. I don't care if you aren't ready to admit how you really feel about me yet, but don't you dare dismiss how I feel about you. Because I love you.
I press my lips to hers with such delicacy; I want her to feel everything she’s ever deserved to feel at the hands of someone else. She deserves to feel beautiful. She deserves to feel important. She deserves to feel cared for. She deserves to feel respected. She deserves to feel like there’s at least one other person in this world who accepts her for exactly who she is.
Maybe. I don’t know. It was an accident.
My roommate’s a fruit loop dingus.
I can't believe I'm falling in love with such a stupid, stupid asshole.
You have to be honest with me, because I think you might be in love with her and I need you to tell me you’re not, because I think I might want to kiss her. And touch her. A lot. Like, everywhere.
Oh, my God! Warren, he said my name!
If you have sex with me, Bridgette, you’re the one in danger of becoming clingy. You’ll want so much more of me, I won’t be able to tell the difference between you and Saran Wrap.
You probably fuck like a limp noodle.” -Bridgette “I fuck like I’m Thor.” -Warren
Bridgette instinctively holds out her hands and my sister shoves Conner at her. Bridgette’s arms are outstretched, as far from her body as she can get them. She’s holding Conner under his armpits, staring at me wide-eyed. “What do I do with it?” she whispers. Her eyes are filled with terror.
I don’t want you to change, Bridgette. I’m not in love with who you could be, or who you used to be, or who the world says you should be. I’m in love with you. Right now. Just like this.
I’m not in love with Bridgette,” he says calmly. “She’s my sister.
I press my lips to hers with such delicacy; I want her to feel everything she’s ever deserved to feel at the hands of someone else. She deserves to feel beautiful. She deserves to feel important. She deserves to feel cared for. She deserves to feel respected. She deserves to feel like there’s at least one other person in this world who accepts her for exactly who she is. She deserves to know how I feel, because I feel all of those things. And maybe a little more.
Stop telling yourself that you aren't lovable because it's pissing me off. I don't care if you aren't ready to admit how you really feel about me yet, but don't you dare dismiss how I feel about you. Because I love you.
Did you know?
- "Maybe Not" is a spinoff novella of Colleen Hoover's novel "Maybe Someday."
- The novella centers on Warren, a comedic secondary character from "Maybe Someday."
- It was published by Atria Books on November 24, 2014.
- Despite being a spinoff, it is written so it can be read separately from the first book.
- The story follows an enemies-to-lovers dynamic between roommates Warren and Bridgette.
About Colleen Hoover
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All books by Colleen Hoover →About the book
"Maybe Not" is a short contemporary romance novella by Colleen Hoover and a spinoff of her novel "Maybe Someday." It turns the spotlight on Warren, the charismatic and comedic roommate from the earlier book, who eagerly agrees to take on a female roommate. That roommate turns out to be Bridgette, a woman who is cold, guarded, and seemingly calculating, and the two clash almost from the moment they share a space.
The heart of the story is Warren's theory that anyone capable of hating with as much passion as Bridgette must also be capable of loving with equal intensity, and he sets out to test it. As tempers flare and antagonism gives way to attraction, the novella explores the familiar enemies-to-lovers dynamic through Hoover's trademark mix of humor and emotional candor. Because it is a spinoff, it deepens characters readers already met while working as a self-contained read.
Published in 2014, "Maybe Not" is a quick, lighthearted companion piece within the wider "Maybe Someday" world. It reflects the new-adult contemporary romance that helped build Colleen Hoover's large readership, offering fans of the first book a lighter, comedic angle on secondary characters rather than a full-length follow-up.
Key characters
- WarrenCharismatic, comedic roommate who narrates and pursues Bridgette
- BridgetteCold, guarded new roommate who clashes with Warren
Book details
- First published
- 2014
- Length
- 160 pages
- Reading time
- 2 hours
- Author
- Colleen Hoover
- Genre
- Contemporary
- Goodreads rating
- 3.59 (249k ratings) →
Series & reading order
- 1 Maybe Someday
- 2 Maybe Not
- 3 Maybe Now
If you liked this, read…
- 1Maybe SomedayThe original novel this novella spins off from
- 2Losing HopeAnother Colleen Hoover companion novella expanding a secondary character's point of view
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