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Climbing this would be easy. I did shit like this all the time. Not usually with a raging forest fire at my back, but hey, I loved new experiences. The fire whispered behind me, the voice promising death. It would burn me to ash, reduce me to nothing. Wipe me from the face of the earth.
if i thought gavin had a death wish in the other books it’s nothing compared to what he got going on now 😭
“You and me both, son. Don’t jump out of the helicopter on your way back.” I cracked a smile. “No intention of that, Chief.”
could’ve fooled me!
BAM! I hit the pavement, blinding pain shooting through me, and my head swam with confusion. The weirdest thought went through my mind. Did I just survive a forest fire only to get hit by a fucking car?
FUCKING GAVIN YOU ARE SO ANNOYING 😭
“I’m just bored. Thought I’d find a new hobby.” “Does that have anything to do with your bestie having a baby?” She picked up her drink and took a sip. “Obviously. Everyone knows I’m overly attached to Grace.” “You guys do have a weird relationship.” “I know.” Poor kid was lonely.
🤞🏽🤞🏽
I thought about mentioning that I’d seen her at the coffee shop yesterday, but I had a feeling I’d accidentally say something weird. Like how I’d touched her hand and it had felt like my entire life had flashed before my eyes. A life with her.
Actually, that’s not a bad name—Squeaker. How about Princess Squeaker? That’s more majestic, and you’re definitely my tiny princess.”
me naming my pets when i was 7
Gavin. I haven’t seen him since he was little.” Skylar closed her eyes for a second and let out a long breath. “What are you doing? Rearranging the kitchen?” “That’s exactly what I’m doing.” “Does Dad know?” Caroline drew her eyebrows in. “No. Why?” “Because it’s his house,” Skylar said with a soft laugh.
Err i rlly don’t like her
“I don’t know if I want to tell you. It’s embarrassing.” “Okay, now I really need to know.” She took a deep breath. “Sometimes when I’m anxious I feel… inexplicably aroused.”
okay she really did not need to say this
But then Fiona was telling me about some stuff Grace Bailey found.
Grace Bailey 🙁🫶🏽
Girls always brought up the subject when they needed to talk about their feelings or whatever. I waited, giving her a chance to say something if she needed to. She didn’t, so I figured we were good.
this is why ur single
I followed her down, but paused a few steps from the bottom. She stood with the door open and I could just make out a guy outside. He had slicked back blond hair and wore a wool coat over a button-down shirt and slacks.
Ouuu not cullen
“The first time I met you, you fell off a roof, then got up and walked away like nothing had happened.”
😭😭
“Are you sure I shouldn’t film this naked? You could just block out my junk in editing.” “No,” Levi said. “Why would we do that?” “Because a grown man naked is always funny.”
he’s channeling his inner barry keoghan
I turned the idea over in my mind. The killers in my books were always men, and the husband could be the primary suspect. But what if the twist was that the wife was the murderer? Would he be covering for her? Or would she have him fooled, too? “But what’s her motive?” I asked out loud.
it is so embarrassing when characters do this like can all authors exclusively agree to stop making their characters cringe
“If you had listened to me, we wouldn’t have had to hide. This never would have happened.” “Why, because you think I’m fucking in love with you?” The show beeped out her curse word. Everyone in the room gasped. “You don’t get it, do you?” Pepper asked. “This book wasn’t a lie, and I’m not leaving him for you.”
😨😨
“No,” she snapped, pointing a manicured finger at him. “This is your fault. You were supposed to get me ten million, but you’re as useless at your job as you are in the bedroom. Get this microphone off me.”
😨😨😨😨😨😨
Ever since Ginny had told us she thought the Montgomery treasure was real, the idea that maybe she was right had been swirling around the back of my mind.
omfg not gavin in his schizophrenic harvey era
And in that moment, I had a terrible realization. I was madly in love with Gavin Bailey.
this is so random i’m sorry
“Hi there, Sparrow. How’s the book coming?” Sparrow? Wait. Had Gram just nicknamed her? Except it seemed like she’d called her that before. She had, at Asher’s birthday. I’d hardly noticed at the time, but holy shit, Gram gave her an animal name. Uh-oh.
once gram gives her a nickname it’s joever
“You can, Otter. Because your spirit knew them, and your spirit remembers. Even when our minds don’t hold onto our memories, our spirits do.” She pointed to my chest. “In there. That’s where they still live. They’re a part of you, and they always will be. You weren’t old enough to keep the memories they left you, but they made you out of themselves. Out of their love.”
Gavin, you have the spirit of water in you. Relentlessly flowing from the mountain to the sea. You were a surprise, but you were also inevitable. There was nothing that was going to stop your spirit from entering this world.”
But don’t you doubt for one second that they wanted you. You fit into their family—into our family—like you were always meant to be. Because you were. They loved you with everything they had, and they wouldn’t have given you up for anything.”
This was right. Every single bit of it. I felt it, deep in my soul.
