“You didn't mind someone shutting out the world as long as they were happy to take you inside with them.” — Lauren Henderson Pushing away Copy Share Image
“For a split second, his finger touches my skin, and he might as well have brushed me with a lit match.” — Lauren Henderson Gaze Copy Share Image
“ Something else that’s different about Italian boys, I realize. If they see a girl they fancy they go up to her… — Lauren Henderson Different Italian Copy Share Image
“There are plenty of boys clustered around the wall, laughing, shoving each other playfully, yelling, competing for the attention of the girls.… — Lauren Henderson Copy Share Image
“ Bellissime tutte ,” he continues. “You are all beautiful.” Even Kendra, who’s so cool and poised, can’t help looking smug at… — Lauren Henderson Brutally honest Copy Share Image
“Luigi, the art teacher, holds up his brush, and we all do the same. I’m not quite sure why we’re mirroring his… — Lauren Henderson Art Copy Share Image
“Luca waits patiently while she clutches him, kisses him, pats his cheek, muttering “ mio bellissimo figlio ,” “my beautiful son,” something… — Lauren Henderson Long legs Copy Share Image
“How cool ,” she says, directing a melting stare at Luca. “I’d love to live in a place like this--just pull a… — Lauren Henderson Gaze Copy Share Image
“ I’m in public, in a club in Florence, snogging a boy who I met only a couple of hours ago, so… — Lauren Henderson Electric shock Copy Share Image
“Luca leans forward, propping his elbows on the bar table, and I think he’s going to ask me something, maybe what some… — Lauren Henderson Break free Copy Share Image
“ Violetta ,” he whispers into my mouth. “ Violetta, cosa mi fai? ” I open my eyes just a fraction, to… — Lauren Henderson Fine china Copy Share Image
“I stop at the touch of his hand on my bare skin, my heart pounding in shock. I turn to look up… — Lauren Henderson Bare skin Copy Share Image
“I draw in a long breath, and then it catches in my throat as his hand closes over mine, still wrapped around… — Lauren Henderson Copy Share Image
“Luca’s tongue slides into my mouth, slow, drowsy, intoxicating. I hear myself make a little involuntary moaning noise, and I’d be embarrassed… — Lauren Henderson Fine china Copy Share Image
“If there’s anything more annoying than a boy praising another girl’s beauty to your face, I can’t think what it is.” — Lauren Henderson Beauty Copy Share Image
“For the first time in my life, I fully understand the expression "I can't hear myself think.” — Lauren Henderson First time Copy Share Image
“ Bollocks ,” I say, with feeling. “What is ‘bollocks’?” Luca asks, sounding very interested. “Never mind,” I say firmly to him.” — Lauren Henderson Bollocks Copy Share Image
“Accidents illustrate that you have no control over your life, because from one moment to the next it could be taken away… — Lauren Henderson Life Copy Share Image
“You like to dance,” he observes conversationally. “Yes…” Safe question, safe answer. Well, at least I didn’t babble.” — Lauren Henderson Like Dance Copy Share Image
“You know, we should make a note of all the mean things Elisa says to us in Italian. That way, we’ll learn… — Lauren Henderson Copy Share Image
“Men are so difficult - If they think you're trying to push them in a particular direction they dig in their heels… — Lauren Henderson Copy Share Image
“He lifts one of my hands and raises it to his cheek, a gesture so tender and unexpected that my breath catches… — Lauren Henderson Gaze Copy Share Image
“I don’t think I’ve ever been called beautiful by a boy in my life. It’s definitely not an English-guy thing; in London,… — Lauren Henderson Life Copy Share Image
“I step back, farther inside the salon. Watching Luca surrounded by girls, all vying for his attention, Elisa attached to him like… — Lauren Henderson Fun time Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think hanging out with boys would be an awful lot simpler. And then I remember how much they like to… — Lauren Henderson Copy Share Image
“There’s silence for a long moment as we all watch him go: then, like air whizzing out of a balloon, we all… — Lauren Henderson Silence Copy Share Image
“Andrea’s really good-looking,” I say to Kendra in a low voice when I hear the Vespa and the jeep start up. “Whatever.”… — Lauren Henderson Good looking Copy Share Image
“I’m not an etiquette expert, but I can’t help feeling that knocking our hostess’s daughter over a stone balcony might not be… — Lauren Henderson Children Copy Share Image
“She was incapable of dragging herself away from him; Even though talking over the situation with him had shattered her, being without… — Lauren Henderson Heart Copy Share Image
“I tell the truth,” he says. “ E la cosa più importante nel mondo. The most important thing.” “You can know what… — Lauren Henderson Truth Copy Share Image
“ Elisa was right about her brother , I think, having enough experience to recognize when a boy’s flirtation skills are set… — Lauren Henderson Having fun Copy Share Image
“Someone undressed me, took off my stinky vomitty dress and my underwear, and put a nightie on me while I was unconscious.… — Lauren Henderson Shame Copy Share Image
“I had a really good time tonight. Tons of boys hanging off me. And I could see it was really messing with… — Lauren Henderson American accent Copy Share Image
“My English is much better than my sister Elisa’s,” he adds affably. “Your English ees better,” Elisa snaps, “because you love to… — Lauren Henderson Copy Share Image
“The four of us have bonded as a group. And though I’m glad that we have, I’d really rather that it hadn’t… — Lauren Henderson Copy Share Image
“Catia was surprisingly blasé about Paige’s coming home staggering drunk and sobbing about My Little Pony not being pretty enough; in the… — Lauren Henderson Coming home Copy Share Image
“I do a hundred sit-ups every morning,” Kendra says, reaching for her white-framed sunglasses. “You can join in if you want.” “Oh… — Lauren Henderson Every morning Copy Share Image
“We cross a bridge, and all of us girls gasp in unison and crane our necks to the right-hand window of the… — Lauren Henderson Room with a view Copy Share Image
