Rewind It Back (Windy City, #5)

by Liz Tomforde

when I want to relive a moment, I rewind it back and start the song from the beginning.”

Hallie Hart is all I see.

“It was the first time I realized that you may feel the same way about me as I’ve always felt about you.”

“Spoiler alert, but she gives up her voice because she thought some random dude was hot. We’re strong independent women here. The only princess movies we’re going to watch are the ones where they realize they don’t need a man.”

I’m going to kiss you and when we listen to next year’s playlist, I want this song to be on there so we can rewind it back however many times we want to and remember this.”

“You single, Hal?”

“Because we aren’t fucking friends.”

“You shouldn’t be embarrassed to let people know how hard you’re willing to work to get what you want.”

Every March eighth.

SCREAMIBG 38 IS FOR HER BDAY i knew somehow it was

I’m scared of how much I’m going to miss you, and I’m scared about trying to focus on hockey when I know I’m going to be thinking of home. But you and me, Hal? There’s nothing to be scared about when it comes to us.”

Any memories I wish I could rewind and relive are all the ones he and I have had over the years, growing up together. Learning each other. Falling for each other.

I know I’ve got a lifetime of getting these from you. We’ve got a lifetime of best moments ahead of us.”

Everything quiets when she’s around.

I also know the mention of my mom could bring down the mood, so I swiftly change the subject.

Did their parents cheat with eachother

“I’m always thinking about you, Hallie.”

tonight’s matchup between the Chicago Raptors and the Boston Bobcats.

AHH HES TOTALLY GONNA SKIP AND HE WONT PLAY FOR BOSTON SIT YOUR ASS DOWN IN CHICAGO RIO

I’m going to fill your dad in on everything, but I wanted to give you kids some peace of mind. You can go back and visit him in a bit.”

Not the HIPPA violation

“Hallie, baby,” he whispers. “I’ve got you.”

“Take your time. I’m not going anywhere.”

“You held your parents’ relationship on a pedestal as this ideal picture of what love should look like, but I didn’t view my parents’ relationship that way.” I take his face in my hands, making sure his attention is on me. “That’s how I viewed ours.”

You have every right to believe that I forgot about you, but I didn’t. Not one day went by that I didn’t think of you. You were everywhere. In the music I listened to. In the house I live in. I tried to compare every single person I met to you, but there was no comparison. And I will spend the rest of my life regretting leaving you behind all those years ago.”

For years, I’ve taken this fucking boombox everywhere with me. Held on to it, like if I could keep rewinding and replaying these moments we had, then maybe it wasn’t over.”

Getting the opportunity to fall in love with you is my best memory, and all I can do is hope that one day you’ll let me do it again.”

“That story makes me want to go home and see Isaiah.” Kennedy leans her head on her sister-in-law’s shoulder. “Then ask him why he only pursued me for three years before we got married when he should’ve started thinking about me at the age of twelve.”

I knew it was us. I sat there getting this permanently inked onto my skin, trying to convince myself I was only getting it as a reminder that love existed when the whole fucking time, I knew it only existed with you.”

“I’ve only ever been with you.”

This is my house. We aren’t hiding shit here. Scream all you want. I want to hear what I’m doing to you.”

you’re not just a part of my life. You’re the center of it. So, if something isn’t fitting around us, that piece needs to change, not you.”

I’ll make you come if you quit your job.”

WHAT A DILEMME SHES IN UGH I WOULD GIVE A KIDNEY TO BE HER

there was a part of me that hoped if both it and I were here waiting for her, she’d somehow find her way home.

“Mom?”

Obh fuck i was righ yes how messy

“This is the song I was listening to when I signed my contract extension with the Chicago Raptors.”

“Rio, playing for Boston is your childhood dream.”

“You’re my childhood dream.”

“Playing for Chicago feels like I’m playing for my hometown because it is my home now. You’re my home. Being loved by you for the rest of my life is the only dream of mine that’s never wavered. There’s no doubt in my mind that I’m already exactly where I want to be.”

“Friends are the family you choose, and I’ve got to say, I’ve got the best family a guy could ask for.”

we’re all a bunch of transplants from other places who found a home in the windy city…and with each other.