The Happy Ever After Playlist (The Friend Zone, #2)

by Abby Jimenez

This was just a season, and there’s beauty in all seasons. Even if you are looking forward to the next one.

There was a reverence in the way he held me, and all I could think was how much I liked the weight of him on top of me. How safe and anchored and grounded I felt.

“Take care of her, Jason. You won’t get another one.”

“Men think their penis is the cure for everything. I swear to God, I could have some terminal disease and Josh would be over here bouncing his eyebrows like, ‘Gurl, I know what you need.’”

I didn’t want her to be like me, trapped in a long-term contract that she’d grow to regret.

Sometimes the hardest place to live is the one in-between. And sometimes in-between is all you’ll ever get.

“You think you know what love looks like. You think the fairy tales and the romantic movies prepare you. And then you finally, really truly find it and you realize you never knew a thing about it until her.” He shook his head. “She was every love song I’ve never been good enough to write.”