Baggage Claim (Aspen Peaks #1)

by Juliana Smith

“Go team.” I playfully smacked her butt like we were a couple of football players going to the playoffs. She turned to me and gave me another stern look. “Too soon?” “Way too soon.”

“If you were actually mine, I would want to be able to see your eyes when we’re talking.”

“You should do that more often,” he said confidently. “What?” “Smile like that.”

“Olive,” I breathed out her name. “If you were mine, you would never wonder how perfect you are.”

If there’s something you can’t control, it’s because you weren’t meant to control it. All we can do is manage how we react to what inevitable pain life brings us.”

“If I could, I would never let anyone else hurt you.” If only you were really mine.

“Come on, Grinchy. We all know we’re both going to cry by the end of this. I need my emotional support Olive.”

“What do you want, Olive? You want the moon? Just say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.”

I knew then—I was utterly in love with Olive Moore, and nothing was going to change that.

So, I would gladly claim all your baggage if it meant you would be mine.”