Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)

by Abby Jimenez

“And Neil texted me the whole time.” “Also doesn’t surprise me. That man has nothing but the audacity.

I looked back at Daniel, and he shrugged. “I’m not an asshole. It’s my favorite thing about myself.”

Doug struggled with some mental health issues—depression and PTSD. It’s why I was taking care of Chloe for him, because he needed his sleep. When he didn’t get it, it made his symptoms worse.

It’s the kind of pull that’s easier to give in to than it is to get out of.

Neil was like a Russian nesting doll whose good qualities got smaller the more you uncovered him. But Daniel was the opposite. The more I knew, the better he became.

“Did you know that dogs developed eyebrow muscles to better manipulate us?” I propped myself on my elbow. “Really?” “Yup. Wolves don’t have them. Dogs that had more expressive faces were more likely to connect with their owners. So they evolved.” She nodded sideways. “To this.”

My vagina has officially been closed so long I’m afraid a Spirit Halloween is going to move in.”

“Nobody likes assholes,” I said quietly. “Sometimes that’s just what you think you deserve.”

“Whooo!” She shook her head, choking. “Wow. My check-liver light just went on.”