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“Ma,” I croaked out hoarsely, “I’m telling you, there’s something wrong.” “What makes you so sure?” “Because—” Exhaling heavily, I sagged against the wall and shrugged helplessly. “I can feel it.”

“It’s not okay, Joe,” Tadhg replied, voice void of all emotion. “None of this is okay.”

Just the 11 year old being the voice of reason here

You can't do this to me, we just started

"A man didn't forget things like that, especially not a man in love."

WHAT IS THIS?
Why did no one warn me?
WHERE ARE MY TISSUES?

"Look, look back, look away. It was an old game."

"It was exactly what I expected from you. You told them that life will be difficult and even with hard work nothing is promised, so you have to find what works for you and at least be happy with that."

"Did I?"

"They told me all about it, and I was incredibly proud of you... So was I, but when haven't we all been in awe of you, just a little bit?"

"Of course I'd help you. What wouldn't I do for you, Everett?"

"Alex's lips moved, but no sound emerged. He tried to pat Everett on the back, aware that others could be watching, but Everett didn't bother with any pretense that he wasn't happy to see him again. He wrapped his arms around Alex and crushed their bodies together, then sent Alex's pulse racing with one gentle, chiding whisper into his ear before he let go."

"Hey, stranger, how've you been?"

"There were hints in her eyes if things she was too young, even at almost twenty-seven, to know about."

"One of the most painful things about finally being in his own mind was realizing just how much these people loved him and how much he had doubted that even into adulthood."

"Alex made himself take a moment to process every laugh, every smile and tiny, grubby hand closing river a sandwich, until it sank in that these external sounds were of happiness."

"Her hazel eyes were hidden behind over sized glasses right now, but when he'd first looked into them, they had seemed the kindest eyes he had ever seen. Over the years, he's seen her furious and frightened, had seen her cry while holding her youngest son, but that initial impression of unearthly kindness never left him."

"His heart swelled with love for this family, and his gratitude for what they'd done for him was immeasurable."

"He had sat, almost in this very spot, and become aware, suddenly, shockingly, that he could possibly get what he's always wanted if only he was willing to risk losing it."

"He wasn't perfect, but he was better, and that just might be enough."

My heart

"It was hard enough to admit his therapist might have had a point all along in telling him his fears weren't as insurmountable as he was thinking."

He's so cute

OMG HE ASKED FOR THE PERFECT THING

I admit it took me a second and I even had to check I came back to the same book because the Delta chapter took me for a loop.

Is he drunk? because this is really funny

Odette being the best character #6:

“… The only proper answer to some riddles is silence.”

Odette being the best character #5:

“There are some legacies one does not wish to pass down.”

Odette being the best character #4: The start of chapter 79

“… what are you playing for?”
“Revenge.”

Trying not to get my hopes up buy maybe?…

Odette being the best character #3:

“… I’ve been married three times. Divorced once. Widowed twice. And there were others, at least three of whom I would have gone to hell and back for—two of whom, I arguably did.”

“Love is a strange and wild beast,” the old woman said. “It’s a gift and a comfort and a curse. Remember that.” She looked toward Grayson. “Both of you.”

“Or perhaps it’s what I see when I look at the two of you. The right kind of disaster just waiting to happen. A Hawthorne and a girl who has every reason to stay away from Hawthornes.”

Odette being the best character #2

Tell me why Odette is the most interesting of all the characters right now

"After all, society is kindest to women who do as they should." 🙄

"she's 18, I'm 25. I don't see a d*** thing."

refreshing

Gigi is getting annoying