“You have to kiss me," I find myself saying. "Yeah." He leans closer. "I do.” — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“Shhhh." He pulls on my lower lip gently with his teeth, then fits his mouth to mine. First so careful, and then… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“You okay? This okay?" I nod, pulling his hips more tightly to my own. "Now we'll make it better," Jase vows, and… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“He instantly covers my fingers with his own, giving me his slow, intoxicating smile. I feel a pang, as though I'm handing… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“Um. So ... Are we going to study?" Jase slides his thumbs behind my ears, rubbing the hollow at their base. He's… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“I lie on top of him, skin to skin. He's tall, I'm not, but when we lie like this, we fit together.… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“I’ve got a surprise.” Jase opens the door of the van for me a couple days later. I haven’t seen Tim or… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“We get to the front door and I lean back against it. "Thank you," I repeat. "You'd have done the same for… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“He reaches for a few strands of my hair, twining them around his finger. “You busy later?” “I was supposed to go… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“George gives me a smile, the same dazzling sweet smile as his big brother, although, at this point, with green teeth. “I… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“He’s brought a sleeping bag, one of those big green bulky L.L. Bean ones. I look at it questioningly. Following my gaze,… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“I feel completely embarrassed and remember the lock on the door and think: He knows, he knows, it shows, shows completely. “He’s… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“So here we are, in the family planning aisle with a cart full of sports drinks and our hands full of .… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“You’re not gonna believe what just happened to me,” Jase says the minute I flip my cell open, taking advantage of break… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“Maybe she's a gymnast with superior muscle control." "She'd have to be in Cirque de Soleil to manage this.” — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“I never felt with her the way I feel whenever I even catch sight of you.” — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“You can't do this. You have to give me a chance to fix whatever it is I've done. What have I done?” — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“Feel sorry for anyone who thinks what they think is right should be some universal law” — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“The right thing to do is so easy to see when you're seventeen years old and don't have to make any big decisions. When… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“It is as if everything else in the world stops as we lie here in the summer night.” — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“I cannot help but wonder if any parents ever actually schedule in adolescent drama on their day planners. Looks like a slow week, Sarah.… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“When she's worried Vivien gives herself pedicures and facials. Nic lifts weights. I bake. So, Vivien ends up looking more glamourous. Nic gets fitter.… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“Dressed-up Cass is like a creature from another planet. One I want to colonize.” — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“I thought I’d just go and come back a Sophisticated Woman Who Took Her Relationship to the Next Level in the Big Apple.” I… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“So here we are, in the family planning aisle with a cart full of sports drinks and our hands full of . . .… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“Who are these people, and why do they think their own opinions are the only right ones?” — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“You can do better than that." He loops his arms around my waist and pulls me to him. "Where are your gloves?" "Better than… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“Right. Because if you have trouble putting ketchup and mustard on a hot dog, you should totally move on to saving lives.” — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
“I return to the sprinklers and sit down. George plunks down next to me. “Did you know that a bird-eating tarantula is as big… — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share
