I started to kiss him back, slower and clumsy where his had been sure, practiced. I was worried I was doing it wrong, but then a deep sound came from him, almost a growl and...

Time was a funny and fickle thing. Sometimes there was never enough of it, and other times it stretched out endlessly.

Come on, let’s go meet the guy who thinks he’s my better half . And dear God, I apologize ahead of time if he starts talking to you about how many eight-point bucks he’s planning...

Why? Because of my near godlike perfection?

As long as the sun’s shining, shit can’t be that bad.

Dancing can be addictive if you like it.

You’ll be bereft without me.

What? I’m not ashamed to admit that random things remind me of Harry Potter.

What?” she asked.”You’re beautiful.”She rolled her eyes. “Flattery will get you laid.””I sure hope so.

Something else? That’s the nice way of saying they’re bat-shit crazy.

Good, because if the guy isn’t making you walk funny after sex, then probably isn’t anything to write home to mom about.

I needed to call him or my parents. Immediately. I rolled my eyes. Couldn’t have been that important, because you’d think one of them would’ve picked up the phone and called me if it had...

We are your friends. It is the law of friendship that you tell us things you don’t want to tell us.

The silence was killing me.And that’s all there ever was. Silence. It was all I knew. Keep quiet. Pretend nothing had happened, that nothing was wrong. And look how well that was turning out.