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BONUS TRACK: Gumption by Hans Zimmer
Immediate loveeeee
He takes a step closer. “Call me old-fashioned, but one doesn’t have sex with women who are unconscious.” “I was uncon—Wait. Did you just quote The Holiday?”
Eeeeeeeee
I’m two chapters into Hannah Bonam-Young’s latest release when Millie crawls into bed, bringing with her a wave of orange blossom.
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“And does she?” “Does she what?” “Does the woman find her way in life?”
“I don’t know.” I bite my bottom lip. “I haven’t gotten that far.”
“So what’s happening here?” Mark questions, waggling a finger between the two of us. “It’s our first date,” I say, lifting my chin and maintaining eye contact. “You don’t say.” He beams. “Well, then, my friends, it’s on the house.” “What?” I look at Joey, who’s biting back a smile. “No—” He shoves two extra black-and-white cookies in the bag and announces, “Next!” effectively dismissing me. “Thank you,” we say in unison. He puts his hands over his heart, and when we’re halfway to the door, he calls out her name. He points to me. “He’s one of the good ones!”
Tears i fucking love this book
“My brother likes to care for people. It’s in his nature. I just wish someone would take care of him.”
CMON JOEY
when we’re driving toward our destination in the dark, even with the headlights on, we can only see a few yards in front of us.”
“Anything beyond the headlights is dark. We can’t see whether there’s a bridge ahead, and we can’t tell if the road will be closed. We don’t know yet. But despite the uncertainty, we keep driving.”
The fear that getting involved with him will pull me away from my writing career has yet to come to fruition. If anything, he’s intentional when making plans, and he’s always sure to check in about my availability and whether I have the mental capacity to hang out. He didn’t even seem upset when I canceled on him last-minute because I was deep in my metaphorical writing cave. Instead, he had Mark hand-deliver food from Bubbe’s Nosh Pit, with extra black-and-white cookies.
This man
“Do you love her?” She consumes me. “I’ve never felt this way about anyone before.”
Eeeeeeee
“And you think that’s going to scare me away? I can handle messy, Joey. I didn’t quit my job and give up my inheritance to play it safe. I gave it up to live life on my own terms. And I want to be there for you. I want to do this. I’m choosing this. I’m choosing you. Let me choose you.”
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