Rule Number Five Quotes

“I’ll be right there with you. It’s not a sacrifice to love you. It’s a fucking privilege.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“I meant all of it when I told you I love you, but I didn’t realize that you might not know what love really means. What it can be. It’s not just a feeling. It’s the importance we put on that person. Love is caring about what the other person needs, and I fucking do. You matter to me.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“Don’t you understand? You’re already in… you’re… inside my skin. Inside my chest. Inside my lungs. Deep within my bones, my heart, my soul. I fucking love you, Sidney.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“Are you hitting on me?” “Maybe. Is it working?” Her smile grew. “Maybe.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“You look good wearing my name, Trouble.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“You don’t wear anyone’s number but mine.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“Love me forever, keep me for always”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“I’m not going to fall in love with you when you have to leave.”  Fuck. My chest caved with the ache of her words. I tucked my face against her neck and took a deep breath in, waiting until she was deep asleep to reply. “I can’t promise you the same.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“And when she laughed… Fucking bottle that shit up and sell it to all the lonely men out there because it felt like coming home.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“I never could resist breaking the rules.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“That’s rule number one: no kissing.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“Sometimes paths separate, but that doesn’t mean you weren’t supposed to walk them.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“She was like a lifeline, dragging me toward the surface.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“Sidney, do not fuck with me right now. Take. It. Off.” He growled the words, and tingles traveled down my spine.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“I wanted her to see the sincerity in my gaze. I started my vows. I hadn’t written anything down; I knew exactly what I was going to say. I may have thought of this moment a time or twenty before. A smile took over Sid’s face as I spoke.  “I, Jaxton Ryder, promise to you, Sidney King, before our friends, to honor and love you, to nurture your dreams, I pledge to always be there for you. When you fall, I will catch you. When you cry, I will comfort you. When you laugh, I will share your joy. No matter what lies ahead of us, I promise we will always be forever.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“Sidney had a soft blush across her cheeks as she took a small piece of paper from Mia. I gave her an encouraging smile as she read. Her voice started soft but grew with confidence with each word. “With all my heart, I, Sidney King, take you, Jaxton Ryder, to be my husband. I promise to cherish and love you, Your partner in parenthood, Your ally in conflict, Your greatest fan, I will be your sidekick adventure, Your comfort in sorrow, Your accomplice in mischief, Your strength when you need. I want to play this game with you all the days of my life.” I leaned in and captured her mouth in a deep but quick kiss. “Sorry, I had to do that.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“When we have kids, you better fucking believe they will be my top priority. We both have years left to build our careers. But Sidney, when you’re ready to start a family, I’ll be right there with you. It’s not a sacrifice to love you. It’s a fucking privilege.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“It’s going to be okay. Not every love story is forever.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“It’s not going to be enough, Jax. Your life will be full of amazing things, but it’s not the life I want to live.” I shook my head in frustration, needing to make her understand. “I want all of those things too. We can make it work. You said you’d try.” My hands tightened at my sides. “Don’t you understand? You’re already in… you’re… inside my skin. Inside my chest. Inside my lungs. Deep within my bones, my heart, my soul. I fucking love you, Sidney.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“changed, but what she said next fucking broke me. Tears rolled down her cheeks, and her lips trembled. “You broke number five. Shattered it into a million little pieces I’ll never be able to put back together.”  It was like a shotgun to the chest, sending pain radiating from my heart out through my body, and my lungs collapsed as I processed her words. She loved me. She fucking loved me. “I can fix this.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“I lay in my bed, and I couldn’t stop thinking that I wanted to hit pause to enjoy this time a little longer. I was hurtling toward the end of this chapter of my life, and I wanted a reread. I knew I’d be revisiting my favorite lines and moments for years to come.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“What am I going to do with you?” Her voice was gruff with exasperation, but there was a smile on her face.  “Love me forever, keep me for always?” Winking at her surprised expression, I closed the door before she could respond and hurried around the truck.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“The sun crept into my room when I woke, still tangled with her. Her soft hair was wrapped around us, and my heart ached in my chest. I could never ask Sid to give up her dreams, but I would try my fucking hardest to convince her to take a chance on me. That we were worth everything. Sidney, with her contagious laugh and sassy mouth, had created a gravitational pull that I never wanted to escape. The way she laughed, how she tilted her head when she pieced something together, and now the way she cuddled into my arms. All of it reminded me of home, one that I wanted to keep coming back to. I could feel the void filling up, and I was petrified of the downturn coming toward us. She was worth any compromise or sacrifice. Now I had to prove to her I was worth the same. I had her, she had me, and that was enough. Nothing else mattered. We could make everything work, right? There had to be a way. If she wasn’t so freaking stubborn, maybe we could.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“future. We were two trains heading toward each other until their inevitable crash. Unable to stop, no matter how hard they break, the impact leaving the wreckage of us. My chest ached at the thought.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“You win, King.” Fuck. If we were anywhere else, I would’ve had her laid out in front of me. She said it like a challenge, but she didn’t know I picked King because I wanted to be called by her last name.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“You look good with my jersey on, Trouble.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“Wish me luck, Trouble.” His voice was barely audible over the noise. He placed his glove-covered fist to the glass and gave me an expectant look. Mia smiled. “He wants a fist bump.”  I bumped my hand against the glass. “Good luck.”  He held it to his chest and played like he was swooning.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“Sidney, do not fuck with me right now. Take. It. Off.” He growled the words, and tingles traveled down my spine. I lifted the jersey over my head and immediately wrapped my arms around my chest from the chill. Jax reached back and pulled his jersey over his head, leaving him in just his pads. I swallowed hard and took it when he pushed it into my hands. “You don’t wear anyone’s number but mine.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“So you guys are all lined up for playoffs.” “Not yet. Still a few games to earn our spot. Wait? How do you know that?” Her cheeks turned cherry red. “You’ve been watching?” I couldn’t help the surprise in my voice.  “You wish” was her feisty reply.  “Yeah, I kind of do.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five

“That’s really too bad, Jax.” She closed the distance, kissing me just to the side of my lips, then broke away from my arms, brows pulled together. She took a step toward her friends, nearly tripping as she did. I so wanted to help her, but her words caught me up. “Rule number four: no hockey players.”  “You’ve got to be kidding me.” “Nope.” She gave me a downcast smirk and wiggled her fingers goodbye before turning around. My gaze tracked her ass the entire time, and a slow smile curved across my lips. I never could resist breaking the rules.”
― Jessa Wilder, Rule Number Five