“As I scramble for my shirt to cover my chest--thank God I’d decided against changing bras--I grumble, “Don’t you knock?” He crosses… — Kristin Rae Black hair Copy Share Image
“I was prissy as a child. No dirt under these fingernails.” “You were prissy? I don’t believe it.” “If you knew my… — Kristin Rae Children Copy Share Image
“I squat to retrieve the pitcher but Bruno’s faster. He offers it to me and I make the mistake of looking him… — Kristin Rae Cold water Copy Share Image
“Before the train even leaves the station, the three of them pull out their iPods and press the earbuds into their ears.… — Kristin Rae First time Copy Share Image
“I’m shaking the residual tingles out of my head when Bruno bursts in, toothbrush hanging out of his mouth and a bath… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Pippa,” Dad chimed in with the even tone of a mediator. “If you don’t want to go--” “Oh, she’s going .” Mom… — Kristin Rae Foreign country Copy Share Image
“I don’t like him.” “Don’t like who?” He shifts in his seat to face me head-on. “That Italian kid who just mauled… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“An Australian couple near us asks Darren to take a picture of them with the Colosseum as the backdrop, and when he’s… — Kristin Rae Photography Copy Share Image
“Put this one on right now,” he says, switching back into exaggerated, giddy-girl mode. “You better cut that out or you’re going… — Kristin Rae Right now Copy Share Image
“His little gray swim bottoms are probably smaller than mine, potbelly hanging over the top of them. I lean toward Darren and… — Kristin Rae Good job Copy Share Image
“Would you two just kiss and be done with it already?” Darren and I gape at her. Fire creeps up my neck,… — Kristin Rae Long legs Copy Share Image
“Darren’s been quiet since we stripped down to our bathing suits and waded into the water, like his mind is somewhere else.… — Kristin Rae Bathing suit Copy Share Image
“You knew this was going to happen, didn’t you?” He smirks, resting his hands on my waist. “Hoped.” My cheeks ache from… — Kristin Rae Smooth skin Copy Share Image
“Darren’s face comes to mind again, and I imagine his jaw dropping in reaction to my transformation. I shake my head to… — Kristin Rae Change Copy Share Image
“Do you want to be a professor too?” He shrugs. “Maybe one day. I’d like to travel more first though, work on… — Kristin Rae Bad thing Copy Share Image
“Remember when I told you about that list of goals Morgan had me write out at the beginning of my trip?” “Yeah.”… — Kristin Rae Fall in love Copy Share Image
“A few carts down, we find the most luscious scarves I’ve ever seen. Darren helps me pick one that manages to make… — Kristin Rae Hot pink Copy Share Image
“Did I really write to them from a fake e-mail account, posing as my mother to get out of it? My face… — Kristin Rae Parenting Copy Share Image
“Darren, this is Chiara, the friend I was telling you about. Chiara, this is my--this is Darren.” I don’t know what I… — Kristin Rae Friendship Copy Share Image
“I have a few things I need to talk to you about today, honey,” she says. “First, I want an update on… — Kristin Rae Coming home Copy Share Image
“About earlier--” My attention shifts behind Darren to a little blond boy in overalls trying to push his head between the rods… — Kristin Rae Evil eye Copy Share Image
“We stop at the gate to the apartment, but Bruno’s still hanging on to me. “The key,” he says, swaying his hips.… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
