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“To love is to burn, to be on fire.”
I called him perceptive once and he said it’s because he’s a Scorpio. Whatever that means.
“Is it a burglary if it doesn’t leave the premises?” “Oh damn, I knew I should have studied law.”
“Nothing says college spirit like posting bail.
“Oka—” “Do I have time to go to the bathroom?” Kris asks. “No, you fucking don’t,”
“You can touch me,” she whispers, her eyes dark. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson…
The feeling scaries is what Emilia calls the moment of clarity you get after you’ve left a situation you were wrapped up in. It’s the sinking feeling in your gut when the anxiety sets in and you consider whether you did the right thing.
“I’m glad you’re diversifying your roster,
It was nice to hear him speak, so now I know he is real and not just a figment of my imagination haunting me like the ghost of hookups past.
“If you’ll excuse me, I need to find a hungry raccoon and feed myself to it. Bye.”
Mattie and Bobby crashed in Robbie’s and JJ’s rooms, with Kris losing five consecutive games of rock paper scissors and ending up on the couch Henry violated.
Women will look past every red flag for a man over six two.
“I don’t think I have any red flags…” “Oh, my sweet summer child.” He laughs. “You’re a straight white man. That’s your red flag.”
“This is going to be the best seven seconds of my life.”
“Is a man not allowed to have a preferred place to poop these days? Is that where we’re at as a society?”
Mostly I can’t believe there’s a guy who genuinely wants to spend time with me and have a connection with me beyond one that happens when we’re naked.
“Not into dicks, though, sorry, dude. Tried once, not for me.”
“You want me to talk about sharks again, don’t you.”
We can take our camp counselor riches and put it all on red.”
If you love someone, say it with your chest. It’s why I like contemporary romance; I know where I stand,”
“I don’t trust poetry. You think you’re reading about an intense love story but then you find out it’s actually about a shoe.”
Any man who says, ‘She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me,’ deserves to be thrown from his horse into a pond, not to get the girl.”
“Hi, yes, you can actually. My husband and I are looking to open a strip club here in Meadow Springs. Do you happen to have any books on business?”
“I’m pretty sure birthday head is in the Constitution,”
“Did they put a birthday lecture in the Constitution, too?”
The woman who’s obsessed with you texted to tell me to get our asses back to camp.” I down the rest of my drink. “I didn’t know Fish could text.”
“Listen, I need to blindfold you, and I really need you not to punch me.”
Henry’s pushing Nate away from his personal space, while Robbie maneuvers himself out of Kris’s and Bobby’s way. JJ’s arm lands on my shoulder, and my jaw still feels like it’s on the floor. “Happy birthday, kiddo.”
“It’s not slander if it’s true—my mom’s a lawyer.”
“Learn all thirty-seven presidents: for ages six to ten.”
“Did the nasty man who chases men for a ball insult you? A man who also chases men for a ball, but on ice?”
“Sorry, Roberts. I don’t negotiate with my competition.” He lets go of my hand, moving on to shake everyone else’s so it doesn’t look weird. Xander is at my side immediately. “What did he say?” “He said he’d organize a threesome with someone on the hockey team if I help him cheat. I said no. Told him I’m committed to my team.”
“Take you?” he echoes. “No, I need your undivided attention while I talk to you about hockey pucks.”
“I have to go. I need to leave.” “Okay, let me pack my bag, too. I’ll come with you.”
You don’t need anyone but yourself, but you can have me anyway.
Xander snaps, lowering his voice so people around us can’t hear. “She’s trying to tell you to follow her to the bathroom. Probably for sex, I don’t know.” He looks to her. “Sex?” She nods. “Probably.” “Fantastic,” he groans.
“You think I’ve been looking after eight-year-olds for two months and don’t know my princesses? Get outta here.”
