The Make Up (Falling for Franklin, #2)

by Hailey Gardiner

“What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?”

One day you’re going to have to grow up and realize that you can’t play both sides. You can’t truly love someone and long for everyone else at the same time.”

“You’d think after trying out all thirty-one flavors at the ice cream parlor, you would have found one you liked.”

“I want to be…” Hunter’s voice is low, intimate. “More than just your best friend. I want to prove to you that I’ve changed. That I see you, Chloe. That I’ve always seen you.”

“I guess I just figured I had to if I wanted to keep you in my life.”

“I was nervous that if something happened between us, if we tried to date and then broke up, I’d lose you. I didn’t want that. I couldn’t do it.”

We’ve got to start somewhere.

Maybe the reason I’m still so afraid is that I don’t truly believe I’m worthy of being loved, completely and totally.

I’ve tried to consciously love and accept myself, flaws and all, but for some reason, it feels so much harder to believe that someone else, someone like Hunter, could accept those parts of me that are a little twisted, a little crooked, a little uneven.

“From the moment I first met you, I was awestruck by your courage. Your compassion and kindness. Your quiet way of making everyone around you want to be better.”