Quote by Lauren Henderson

“ Something else that’s different about Italian boys, I realize. If they see a girl they fancy they go up to her and start…

— Lauren Henderson

“I realize that looming up before us is one of the major holiday hurdles that any group of girls has to face: the first…

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“ Violetta ,” he whispers into my mouth. “ Violetta, cosa mi fai? ” I open my eyes just a fraction, to peep, and…

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“You didn't mind someone shutting out the world as long as they were happy to take you inside with them.”

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“For a split second, his finger touches my skin, and he might as well have brushed me with a lit match.”

— Lauren Henderson

“Luca leans forward, propping his elbows on the bar table, and I think he’s going to ask me something, maybe what some particularly nonsensical…

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“Luca sits down next to me; the seat isn’t that wide, and his thigh presses against mine as he positions himself so we’re facing…

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“ I’m in public, in a club in Florence, snogging a boy who I met only a couple of hours ago, so madly that…

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“How cool ,” she says, directing a melting stare at Luca. “I’d love to live in a place like this--just pull a cord when…

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“I stop at the touch of his hand on my bare skin, my heart pounding in shock. I turn to look up at him,…

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“Luca waits patiently while she clutches him, kisses him, pats his cheek, muttering “ mio bellissimo figlio ,” “my beautiful son,” something an English…

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“ Bellissime tutte ,” he continues. “You are all beautiful.” Even Kendra, who’s so cool and poised, can’t help looking smug at this flattery;…

— Lauren Henderson