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“I sometimes wonder if maybe I’ve always been single because the only girl I really ever wanted was the one I couldn’t have.”
“I am far from pretentious. I just choose to read things that stimulate me intellectually.” “And I choose to read things that stimulate me in other ways,” Midge said with a wink, and I shook my head and chuckled.
careful, Barry.” “Un-fucking-believable. A few backhanded swats and you’re all high and mighty, like that doesn’t go on in families all the time. It’s called discipline, Saylor. You asked for it when you got hit. You involved yourself in a fight that wasn’t yours. That was between me and your mother.”
What an a$$ hole. I really hate her step dad
I raised my chin, making it clear I wasn’t afraid of him. “You were choking my mother, and I tried to stop you. You were the cause of all of it. You hurt her, and then you hurt me. I was a goddamn teenager, Barry. You threw me down, and I fell through a coffee table. I was knocked unconscious. That is all on you.”
I hate him even more now
“I just hate that my family is such a mess.” “Hey.” He placed his hand beneath my chin and tipped it up so my gaze would meet his. “Your family is who you make it. Hayes, me, River, Romeo, Nash, Beefcake, Demi, Ruby, and Peyton. My grandmother. That’s your family. And we’re not a mess at all.”
“When I close my eyes, I see you. Every fucking time. Whether there is a dandelion in my hand or I’m sitting in my car or I’m on a jobsite. I. See. You. It’s always been you. When I tattooed this flower on my body beside Ride or Die, it was because I knew then what I was too afraid to say aloud.” “What?” My voice shook as tears streamed down my face. “That I love you. I’ve always loved you. These last few months—this is what I’ve been wishing for. She’s standing right in front of me.”
