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“You mind if I change out of this uniform?” I ask awkwardly. “I’ve got my street clothes in my bag.”

He flops on the edge of the monstrous bed and leans back on his elbows. “Go right ahead. I’ll sit here and enjoy the show.”

I have zero faith in Garrett having a redemption arc in this book. 😃

“But I remind myself that I’m not driving her home in the hopes of scoring. I need Hannah too much to screw it up by sleeping with her.”

How thoughtful of you. 🙄🤢

“Besides, it’s not like I said I’m looking to do that. I don’t need to get a woman drunk for her to sleep with me. They come to me sober and willing.”

Well, this is a first. The red flag dude in the book IS the love interest. 😭🫠💆‍♀️

Y’all pray for me. This book is gonna be a real bitch to finish. 😃

No, you’ve got my disgust. You actually think I want to go out with you?”

“Everyone wants to go out with me.”

🧍‍♀️🤢🫠

Lisa looks outraged. “What is wrong with you? Why aren’t you freaking out right now? Garrett Graham is sitting in your booth. He talked to you.”

🤢🫠

“I’m only noticing it now—probably because I’ve been too distracted by how insufferable he is—but Garrett Graham is all man. There’s nothing boyish about him, not his chiseled good looks or his tall frame or that ripped chest of his, which suddenly flashes to mind as I remember the picture he sent me.”

If this was an actual Wattpad book, I would’ve already drop it before making it this far. 😭

“Every girl at this college would cut her frickin’ arm off to help me out.”

I genuinely feel like I’m reading a Wattpad book by an amateur writer instead of a published book. 😭

“Can I read your answers?”

Her brows quirk up again. “That’s rather forward of you, don’t you think? We don’t even know each other.”

I roll my eyes. “I’m not asking you to take your clothes off, baby. I just want to peek at your midterm.”

WHAT EVEN IS THIS BOOK. 🧍‍♀️😭

In the words of Madita in her review of The Chase, also by Elle Kennedy. Why is it written for the male gaze. 🧍‍♀️

I’m barely 3 pages in and I already have a bad feeling about this.🧍‍♀️

“Do you like the dress?” I ask Stella now, sliding my hands into my pants pockets so I don’t settle them on her hips instead.

She nods slowly, a smile spreading across her face. “I love it.”

Take it. I’ll buy it for you in nine colors.

“I’m still the girl who let down her parents. I’m still the girl who can’t seem to withstand peer pressure from her childhood friend. But maybe it’s all right to test drive some trust in myself. My character. To see what I’m capable of. Just a little.”

Not this book speaking to me. 😭

“As far back as I can remember, I’ve envisioned myself in a committed relationship. Someday. The idea of coming home every day to the same person and knowing how they want to be pleasured, what they like to eat, how to coax them out of a bad mood . . . God, I’ve dreamed of that. To be depended on like that.”

Aiden. 🥺💕

“Because I can’t deny that when it comes to Stella, I’ve been experiencing an unfamiliar sense of . . . greediness. I want to gather her up and learn her.”

Been seeing a lot of “wanting to be greedy” from the male’s POV lately, and honestly I’m here for it. 🤭

“Don’t let the bow tie fool you, Stella. I’m not always nice,” he says, a deep burr in his voice. “When the situation calls for it, I can be downright rough.”

I CAN’T WAIT FOR TESSA BAILEY TO DELIVER ON THIS.

“My theme is new beginnings. What if this is mine?”

This really seems like the perfect last book to read before the new year. 🥺💕

“I like her saying “we.” A lot. Probably too much.”

🤭

“But before I ever stopped to engage her, I saw that half smile reflected in the window and I couldn’t seem to quit trying to get it back on her face. To make her lips tick up again. Her half-smile was beautiful. It stopped me dead in my tracks.”

REVERSE GRUMPY x SUNSHINE, LET’S GO. 🫶