I Owe You One

by Sophie Kinsella

You can’t pour from an empty cup: Take care of yourself first.

“Por favor-e,” corrects Jake. “No, it’s not.” Nicole rolls her eyes. “It’s por favor.”

“The thing is, though, I can’t imagine a world that didn’t bring us together.

“Stop pretending to be incompetent to get out of things!”

‘Do an honest day’s work, sleep an honest night’s sleep.’ ”

There’s only so long you can smile brightly at the man who has your heart but loves someone else. Already my mouth is starting to tremble.

“Better the devil you know,”

So we’re not flash. So we’re not moneyed. So we don’t have all the answers or know exactly where we’re going. We’ll still be all right, our family. We’ll be all right.