The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (Hart and Mercy, #1)

by Megan Bannen

While I am not alone, per se, there are times when I feel like I’m at a party, standing against the wall when I’d rather be dancing. Everyone else is cutting a rug, completely unaware that I’m there. Or worse, they don’t want to dance with me. And I’m a pretty good dancer, let me tell you.

Then again, she wondered which was sadder: losing someone you truly loved, or never loving someone to begin with.

The night sky is incredible. Why have I never bothered to appreciate it before? It’s been right there all along, but I’ve been so busy thinking of this thing that needs to get done and that thing that needs to get done, that it never occurred to me to look up.

“You keep asking what if this bad thing happens or that bad thing happens? How about, what if you two hit it off? What if she’s the love of your life, dumbass? Thought about that?”