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I might be a doctor, but Summer has always been a healer.
Because the very last thing I need in my life is someone who makes me feel like there’s not enough oxygen in my lungs when I’ve only just caught my breath.
the man who is sitting beside her, staring at her like she can shoot rainbows out of her vagina or something. I don’t even think he’s listening. He’s just staring at her like she hung the moon.
I like Willa. She’s been a sister to Summer in ways that I never could. And I think I’ll always love her for that.
Theo reaches out one toned arm, grabs my stool, and tugs it around the small round table. He turns us both.
I would be DONE FOR with that move
She says she needed someone like me in her life, but the thing is . . . I think I’m the one who needed her.
It’s like my body knew Rob was a piece of shit, even when my brain didn’t. Ha. No. Nice try, honey. We don’t want a baby with this man.
Filthy fucking girl. Just begging for—
OPE
“What? His full name is Peter Pan.”
AH I KNEW IT
“If I had known, I’d have been here every step of the way. Supporting you in whatever way you needed.
“Now that I’m here? I’m here. Okay? No expectations,
“Theodore Silva. Don’t turn this into a joke to cope with your feelings. Talk to me.”
OH his mama lovesss him 😭
“You took my number without asking?”
Pink tinges the top of his ears, and he has the sense to look a little chagrined. “Figured I’d need it someday.”
There’s something profoundly overwhelming about seeing his eyes latch onto hers while her small hand wraps around his finger. “Hi, baby girl,” he murmurs. “It’s so nice to meet you.”
All my life, not a single person has prioritized how things might feel for me. And here is this man I barely know, prioritizing me.
I already cried once during this book. HARD. I’m bout to do it again 😖
“I could fucking bury whoever made you believe you’re as unlovable as you seem to think.”
And once again, I’m gawking at Theo. Except, this time, I’m not embarrassed. I feel like I want to break something. Preferably those shot glasses. Because tequila is our thing.
That everyone keeps looking at Theo and me suspiciously while being so willfully ignorant of what’s going on between Harvey and Cordelia blows my fucking mind.
“Watch your fucking tone when you’re talking to the mother of my child.”
There’s also this little part of me that’s more drawn to him with every moment I spend in his company. I felt it that night, a level of comfort I’ve never known. And now that feeling builds every second I’m around him.
Try to put on a smiling face and not give away to a lively group of happy people that being referred to as a business partner makes me want to flip the fucking table.
But so help me, if you keep talking about this current situation like it’s a burden, it will become difficult to stay friends with you.”
Because if you were thinking words about her that are anything less than positive, then you’ve found the line.”
“I’ve always liked Winter. I liked her when you told me stories about her before I met her. I liked her the first time I laid eyes on her at the shitty gas station on the corner of Rosewood and Main. I liked her when she yelled I must have a small dick.” Rhett’s face is a mix of confusion and disbelief. “And I especially like her now. I’m not sad about Vivi. The only thing I’m sad about is not being there for Winter earlier. But that’s my cross to bear. So, if you’re looking for a person to commiserate with about how awful she is, you need to find someone else.”
She has no idea how to ask for help. And then it hits me. She’s had no one to ask.
Theo is asleep inside the crib. His muscular frame curls around the little girl tucked tightly into the crook of his arm with a peaceful, pleased expression on her face.
My job means I’m trained to let people go, but I have a sinking suspicion that letting Theo go will hurt more than it has any right to.
This isn’t heartburn. It’s just me thawing out for the man lying in my daughter’s crib.
I didn’t know what to do, so I crawled into your crib with you and held you. You still cried, but I felt like I was there for you all the same.”
Vivi stares up at him like he’s the most impressive man in the world. And fuck, she might be right.
All I know is I don’t want him towering over her while she’s laid out like that. I don’t want his eyes on her body. Not today, not yesterday. I want him out.
He can’t handle her claws. Not like I can.
“It’s almost like you’ve forgotten I like when you hiss at me, Winter.”
“Because I fucking adore you. Haven’t you been paying attention?”
It’s like I can feel her coming back to life. For me.
“What do you mean, abstaining from touching anyone at all?”
“I mean, I cleaned up my act.”
“Why?”
“Because I wanted to be the type of guy who could land you for more than one night.”
You needed time to rebuild, and I needed time to grow into someone who deserves you. I was biding my time, being patient.”
“I’m done being patient, Tink. I’m coming for what I want. Right now.”
because I’ve broken before. And no one has ever helped me pick up the pieces.
not realizing the way my mind can take it, spin it, and twist into something he never meant for it to be.
“What’s happening is Miss Independent met the treat-her-like-a-princess guy, and she’s freaking out.”
Yeaaaahhhh SIGN ME UP PLEASE
“He’s needy too. Requires a lot of hair petting. I think I told him he was handsome too much as a child.”
A woman who needs to be held so damn badly. And I’m the lucky one who gets to do it.
“You do know you’re in love with that girl, don’t you?”
Theo Dale Silva has wormed his way into my heart, and I never stood a chance at keeping him out.
“He said, ‘Mom, I met her.’ And I said, ‘Who?’” Loretta’s lips curve up, her eyes taking on a faraway look. “He said, ‘The woman I’m going to marry one day.’”
