The Ex List

by Grace Pearce

“I’ve missed you and your mind,” he says,

Ryan, I am in love with you every second of every day. I can’t sleep because I don’t want to not think that thought long enough to drift off. My mind has this hold on you, no matter what, like I can’t let you go to the back of my brain for even one second because it’s not worth it. You are always with me, even when you’re not. And I won’t ever stop. I will love you forever because no one else is you.

Question… so they were never going to try to reach out to each other? Ever?

am. “You’re going to have to work for it,” Evie says. “That’s what love is. It’s not a feeling.” “It’s a feeling,” I counter. We both swivel our heads to Sage, looking for backup. “You’re both wrong,” she says. “It’s both.”

That’s life. We do get to choose. We get to choose who we surround ourselves with, who we spend our day with. And I hope we all choose the people we like, because life is too short to spread misery.

She finally figures it out. What a dummy. I’ve never been more annoyed at a freaking book character in my entire life.

Absolutely no one lies on their death bed and reminisces about their C-suite job or their perfect house. It’s about the people we love who make our lives have meaning. People that really matter don’t come around every day, even when there are billions of people in the world. Love is still rare.

I think I teleported in front of her face. I’m kissing her lips, her neck. I’m wrapping my arms around her tiny frame, picking her up, suffocating her from how tight I’m holding her.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, Grey is way too good for her.