“He sighed again, but I couldn't see the fate of his dolphin logo person. I was completely fixated on his eyes. They're… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“ Hey,Alex." I composed the words in my head. " I have your book..." D'oh.I would be standing there, holding his book.… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“So,I'm curious." Alex dragged me from my pleasant contemplation of cowardice and back in the bathroom. He was leaning against the wall,… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I was wondering where the real party was." I jumped, sending my pencil in a sharp line across the page. Alex was… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“When Sebastian, cearly delighted to be treated like one of the guys, didn't move, Alex bared his teeth. " Depeche-toi! " Sebastian… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“ Nous avons ete amies ," I added. "There,that's two in French, and using past perfect, no less." I couldn't see his… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Dad's in D.C. all week," he said as we climbed out, "so I get to use the garage. Parking's a bitch around… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Five years from today. Where, exactly, do you want to be?" Her eyes lit up. Sadie loves that kind of question. "Ooh.… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“She had a point,you know," Edward commented a few hours later. "Unnecessarily crude, perhaps, but apt. Our public personas frequently do not… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I hadn't wanted to explain the lipstick. Or the mascara. Or the skinny jeans I'd snagged from Sienna's laundrey and washed under… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Thanks for the ride.It was really nice of you." "No worrie. Since I'm down here, maybe I'll swing by Geno's for a… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I might have stood there for a long time, hand halfway up like a religious statue,if Frankie hadn't gently pulled it down… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Frankie had used one (reverently) to wipe his eyes.This specimen was old and soft,monogrammed with a J in the corner. "Makes it… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Look, Ella..." He stared down at his hands, opening and closing his fists. I waited. I think we might have a little… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Well," he asked, "whaddya expect?" It was so obviously a rhetorical question that of course I answered it. My truth impulse seemed… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I don't think anyone outside my family knows that." "Not even Amanda?" It came out before I could stop it. "Not even… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Frankie turned back and forth in front of the three-way mirror. "I have absolutely no ass whatsoever." A few feet away,a woman… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Frankie was making me work for my forgiveness. It had taken several days, a thousand phone messages, and a seriously overpriced Vogue… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Look,Freddy Krueger, if I thought there was a chance in a gazillion that Alex would even feature you in a nightmare, I… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Honestly, the pair of you" was Edward's response. I brushed cracker crumbs off my homework folder; I'd needed a snack after giving… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“He came to find me," I offered, a small indication, maybe,that this was a Phillite boy who'd grown into doing the right… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I'll tell you this,though, Frankie makes me happy. So does Sadie. I don't want to canoodle with either of them, but I… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Mr. Stone is a jackass." That was Alex's greeting when he found me in the hall Friday afternoon. "Probably," I agreed, levering… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Look.I'm...uh...When you told me you'd looked at my stuff.I didn't...I shouldn't have..." What is it about those two words- I'm sorry -that… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“There is absolutely nothing wrong with me." "Yeah?" "Yeah." He leaned back and crossed his arms over his chest. For a second,… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Would you like to dance?" I knew I had frosting on my nose. Alex leaned over and wuped it off with his… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“It is time,my darling." "Oh,Frankie,no-" "You chose dare," he reminded her. "I did," she agreed sadly, stepping up. "You're right." It hadn't… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Pretty,eh?" I jumped a foot. "Nonna!" She was standing in my doorway, beaming like a demented gnome. "For your underwater dance." "It… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry I looked. Or saw, I guess. I didn't go digging through your book. The pages fell out." "Yeah. I kinda… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“You know when I said I didn't need you?" I asked. He lifted one brow. "I was so wrong.I can't find words to express… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Whatever you want," he said. "Will you please come here now?" I slipped a piece of protective tissue over my drawing and flipped the… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“When Sebastian, cearly delighted to be treated like one of the guys, didn't move, Alex bared his teeth. " Depeche-toi! " Sebastian depeched. Alex… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I ripped the sketch from the wall. "Liar." Edward looked more ravaged than usual. "That is a terrible word, coming from you." "Yup." "And… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I noticed that she left her office door open, too.So she could keep an eye on me, no doubt, in case I decided to… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“There was no doorman outside Harrison Kinuye's house, just a Phillite senior leaning into a huge stone urn. He extricated himself as I reached… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I never thought I would see you armed." I was trying for levity. It worked like a lead balloon.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Love is one of two things worth dying for. I have yet to decide on the second.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Okay,three things,and one of them has to be in French." I was back in the weird squashy chair; Alex was flopped on the bed.This… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“That's the thing about Willing: There's always someone happy to let you know exactly what your place is.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I think he painted the way he did," I answered, "because he had something perfect with Diana." I braced myself for her next scathing… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“None were particularly interesting, although I got a kick out of a note from the Philadelphia Zoo suggesting that since the tiger was not… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
