One Golden Summer
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“Nan,” I say, hoping to sidestep the subject of my ex. “It’s not like that.” Charlie grins at me like a jungle cat. “Not yet.”
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“I get the sense I haven’t made a good first impression, so let’s start over. I’m Charlie Florek.”
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Charlie: Did I interrupt your morning, princess?
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“I’m turning thirty-three tomorrow. You’d think I’d be a little braver.” “I think the older we get, the scarier shit becomes.”
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“Oh my god. You’re in love with him.”
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“I hate you,” I say as he carries me to the edge of the dock, my arms around his neck. He smiles at me, water running down his face in glistening rivulets. “Nah,” he says. “You love me.” And then he drops me in the lake.