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"... no matter how much I told myself that a bat was just a sweet little sky puppy . . . I wasn’t buying it."

I wouldn't buy it either

“Some people said there wasn’t such a thing as a stupid question, but I knew that wasn’t correct because I asked stupid questions all the time.”

SAME

“Some people were uncomfortable with the idea of grief. Some people didn’t understand love either. And that was okay.”

💔

“It wasn’t my fault he was a mutant with no fears.”

“Of course Kaden would have his mom call to break the ice.”

The worst example of a mama’s boy

“Was it petty of me to say “Who?” It was, but I did it anyway.”

I support this pettiness wholeheartedly, she deserves much worse but it’s definitely a start

“The woman who had been my not-mother-in-law.”

That’s a new one

“Try being sad when people you love yell compliments at you. You can’t be.”

I need this kind of friendship in my life

“He is cute… I’m not ready yet to be with anyone else, but I can still look.” Something in my chest churned at her own step she was admitting to. We were all trying to take small steps in our lives, trying to get somewhere. I guess the good thing was, there might be a finish line with a specific time we needed to get there but none of us knew what it was.”

🥺

“He’s a sweetheart, okay?” She started to reverse. “And he’s cute.”

Ding, ding, ding we have a winner! Both a sweetheart and he’s cute? Sign me up

“I’ve always been a sucker for a man in uniform. Did you know my husband was a police officer?”
“No, I didn’t know that,” I said.
“Police officers are cute, but I’ve always had a thing for firefighters,” I told her after a second. Her mouth formed a little smile. “With their little pants and hats?” I looked at her. “I like their suspenders. I’d give them a snap or two.”

😏

"... blinked for about the hundredth time at that point... his gaze staying on me for the majority of the time in that long, watchful way that was completely different from the way the older men had been eyeballing me earlier. Not sexually or with interest, but more like I was a raccoon and he wasn't sure if I had rabies or not."

🦝

Ahh misogyny, how I have not missed thee

"Some men tended to be misogynistic. Sometimes I got treated like I was an airhead. And a lot of times, I got more attention than I wanted, especially when it was the uncomfortable kind. I listened and I tried my best at just about everything, and I had a good heart—as long as you hadn’t wronged me. And all those things were a lot more important to me..."

😞

“Bless your heart, honey, you don’t need to apologize,” the older man said with a smile so filled with sugar I was going to get a cavity. His friend, bless his heart, winked. “How could we ever get mad at such a sweet face, right, Doug?” My whole body went rigid at their kind words."

RED FLAG

“I owe you. I appreciate what you did. I don’t know how I’ll pay you back, but I’ll figure it out somehow.” He took another deep breath, and I braced. “I’m . . . sorry for how I handled you being here.”
He was apologizing.
To me.
Sound the alarms."

I love when they realize the error of their ways 😁

"The second thing I noticed was the uniform he had on, which seemed poured over a whole lot of impressive muscles and bones. His belt was tight around his waist. Someone deserved a catcall. What it was about a man in uniform, I had no idea, but I was pretty sure my mouth watered there for a second."

🤭

"... I wasn’t as much of an adult as my birth certificate said I should be."

REAL

"Me? Mad? Hahahahahahahaha I would set his Rolls-Royce on fire if I had the chance and sleep just fine."

Love a good revenge plan, she should consider glitter 😜

“The new boy of Tommen.”

WHAT A NOTE TO END ON

“How does she look? Does she seem happy? Is she well?”

It's not just that he asked, it's WHAT he asked 😭

"... but it’s mostly about me. About who I am and where I fit—and I need more time to do that. I didn’t pay enough attention to my life. I didn’t experience any of the stuff I now realize that I want to experience...."

Why did this hurt so much?

"Dear Shannon..."

A LETTER?!
I'M GONE FOR

SPOILER

“But don’t forget that you’ll always be my 13.”
“My binding 13.”
I choked out a pained laugh, thinking about that stupid bet. “You heard about that?”
“Yeah.” Half sobbing, half laughing, Shannon smiled and nodded. “I won.”
“Hands down.” I kissed her puffy lips. “Undisputed.” “Now, I’m keeping 13,” she told me. “So come home to me when you’re done, okay?”
“I will.”

"I’m going to call the house and say ‘Dellie, is my Seany there?’” He smiled. “And me say, ‘my Onny there?’” “That’s right.”

STOP IT
IT'S TOO CUTE
I CAN'T

“I’ll call you every day, And I’ll send you a million texts
But it won’t be the same
I know, but we’ll make it work
We’ll figure it out, okay? need you to stop crying
I can’t help it. My heart is breaking here
It won’t be forever
You can’t leave me, Johnny!
Come on, don’t make this harder than it has to be
You promise this isn’t a forever goodbye?
I promise, Now, come on, Gibs. You’re cutting off my air supply here”

“But I only told you that once,” I whispered, thinking back to one of the random conversations we had at night when Johnny slipped into my room. “I can’t believe you remembered that—and especially in your current state.” “You only ever have to tell me a thing one time and it sticks.” He tapped his temple. “I keep track of all your words right there.”

He listened and remembered, this is the bar,
Guys, take note

“We all have our secrets,” Johnny replied quietly.
“We’re all a little fractured, Shan.”

FOUND FAMILY

“I think I’m damned if I do and I’m damned if I don’t,” she said with a wry smile. “If I take you, it’s almost like I’m approving, which I most certainly am not—at least not until you’re twenty-five, minimum—and if I don’t and something happens, I’ll have failed you both. So I’m thinking I’ll go with the first option and to hell with what anyone thinks of it.”

Just Mama K being the best #2

“It doesn’t matter what marks you get.”
“We won’t even have to open the results when they come because they don’t matter, pet. A score on a piece of paper tells me nothing, but you rising back up and returning to school to finish out the year and sit in that classroom tells everything about the wonderful, strong girl you are. And you make me prouder than any exam results could.”

Just Mama K being the best