Money Quote by Kristin Rae

“I’m Darren, and this is Nina,” he says to me when she stops next to him. Nina looks me over. “Hi.” Her tone is…

— Kristin Rae

“Pistachio?” Sure, this place doesn’t have as many options as Della Palma, but there are at least twenty, the rest of them all a…

— Kristin Rae

“Just the idea of seeing the ruins of Pompeii in person makes me ache deep inside. Then there’s Darren, no longer off limits. When…

— Kristin Rae

“You try this before?” he asks. I shake my head. I’ve had versions of it back home, but the sight and aroma of this…

— Kristin Rae

“I stare at his relaxed face, pale in the dim light. Nearly asleep, he looks vulnerable. Like I could tell him anything I wanted…

— Kristin Rae

“ Ciao, Bruno! ” someone calls from a boat puttering slowly into the marina. A hard line sets Bruno’s jaw for a split second…

— Kristin Rae

“ Benvenuta a la Via dell’Amore,” he says, poking a bright pink lock with Ashlee + Jake written on it in white paint. “What…

— Kristin Rae

“Do you want me to get your back for you?” Cringe. “No, I’m fine.” “Okay, then could you get mine? I don’t really want…

— Kristin Rae

“There’s nothing else inside the envelope. I turn the photo over and we read the note on the back written in small, careful handwriting.…

— Kristin Rae

“ Goals update:  Don’t get arrested  Don’t make a fool out of myself in public--FAILED  Get my picture taken at the…

— Kristin Rae

“I think I may cool off in the water for a few minutes. Do you want to come?” He stands and brushes the sand…

— Kristin Rae

“I sit at an empty table after the lunch rush and turn to the last assignment in my journal. This one’s the worst yet.…

— Kristin Rae