Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

by Talia Hibbert

people shouldn’t be changed.”

People shouldn’t be changed—but perhaps they should grow.

For trusting Jo enough to accept that she cared, and daring to care in return.

Dani might not be good at everything, but she’d always been damn good at learning.

the feeling seemed to have worked its way into his DNA, and he didn’t know how to stop.

I love her. I miss her. I know that if she can’t love me back, I need to let her go. But I can’t stop remembering that Danika always surprises me.

risks were always worth it. Even if you fell instead of flying.

“I see you, I see you,”

“I was scared, and I used that as an excuse to hurt you.

spun her around like she was the greatest gift he’d ever gotten.

“Say you love me.” “I love you,”

I’m a confident person. I really am. Which is probably why it’s taken me so long to realize that I’m also insecure.

he held on to her, and hoped she’d understand what it meant. He was speaking her language, the silent one

It’s okay. It’s always okay, when it’s you and me.

Because I deserve it, but also because of you, Zaf. I don’t ever want to hurt you to protect myself. I want to be brave.”

“And you’re worth it.”

sipping at her lower lip became I missed you, and easing her mouth open meant I adore you, and the touch of his tongue against hers meant You’re mine.

“I want you. In every way I can have you. And I trust you to have me, too,”

Dani made a mental note: Zafir likes verbal declarations.

“The books?” “I . . . may or may not have read a few romance novels in order to research how I might win you back.”

don’t want you to change, Danika. I just want you to be mine.”

little difficult to describe how I feel about you—but if I can do something like this to show you

“But I want to try. I want to try with you, and not give up this time.”

“This love business is absolutely nonsensical,”

Dani had treated keeping in touch with her emotions the same way she treated everything else: as a goal to be hit so hard and so accurately, she split the target in two.

I love you. And you’re mine.”

I enjoy finding excuses to make you happy.

I wanted to do something that would make you look absolutely thrilled. So, mission accomplished.”

“I know I didn’t have to do this, Zaf. I never have to do anything with you.

you make me want to.

You make me feel like myself, and you make me feel like I’m enough, and you even make me feel like I w...

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journaling was, by its very nature, impossible to fail at.

everyone knew Eve couldn’t handle difficult conversations.

she had serious spatial awareness problems

When in doubt, throw some color at it.

Autism. I occasionally hyperfocus.”