Between a Fox and a Hard Place (Fox Family, #1)

by Mary Frame

“Because this day hasn’t been awful enough, having a hot lumbersnack witness my mortification is really topping it off.” Her words shoot a spark of surprise through me. “Did you just call me a . . . lumbersnack?”

Most people would rather die on hills of denial before admitting fault.

Holy shit. It takes my breath away. She’s beautiful.

I didn’t know until this moment that I had been waiting for that genuine happiness, aimed in my direction. I could conquer entire worlds for that smile.

It doesn’t go away. The pain, the grief. It never goes away; it just changes shape.”

How do you convince someone to change their life? How do you convince them there’s a problem in the first place?

“Life is messy sometimes. Whatever happens, we clean it up together.”

But grief is the price we pay for love. Given the choice between grief and nothing, I’d choose grief. Every time.

“I knew you were the one when Jacob puked on your shoes and you laughed.”