P. Kirby’s Reviews > A Girl Like Her > Status Update

Sexy times!

Worry spiked. "Is she okay? Did she hurt herself?" Truthfully, it was only a matter of time before an enormous stack of comics collapsed on top of her.

After a tense second, he spoke. "If I killed this guy you were... kind of with, would you come visit me in prison?

She bit down on her smile, but it spread anyway. "That's funny."

"I'm not joking, love."

Evan is rather irresistible. Daniel, however, needs to be dick punched. What's with his creepy habit of following Evan everywhere? Doesn't rich boy have something else to do?

"I like talking to you," he said. "I'd like to keep doing this. Like...a book club. Would you like that?"

A book club about comic books? Yes, yes, yes, oh, god, yes!

If she said, Oh, I thought you were suggesting that we talk in the future, and I planned to prepare for that interaction in advance because I have to plan most conversation very carefully so that I don't freak other people out...

Ruth is my spirit animal.

She snorted. "you're disgracefully tall. What's your point?

"Disgracefully?"

"It's indecent," she said. "You can't possibly need all that height. One sugar or two?"

Ruth had a policy, when it came to knocked doors; she didn't answer them. She didn't enjoy speaking to people will-nilly; anyone who wanted to see her could arrange it well in advance, preferably by text or email.

Amen, sister. Preach it!

"I even subject myself to human company. What a waste. Best laid plans, and all that."

I think I'm going to love Ruth.