Speaking of cold...I shiver. Has the temperature dropped, or is it just me?Here. Etienne unwraps the black scarf that had been tied loosely around his neck,and hands it to me. I take it, gently, and w...
Sorry,Chef Pierre. I'm a little distracted by this English French American Boy Masterpiece.
Sorry, it’s such a mess. He shoves his hands into his pockets.I cleared off the bed, though, and the sheets are clean.My eyebrows practically hit my hairline.To sit on. His accusation is made jokingly...
Some kinds of misery make you hate the world, but some kinds make you hate yourself,
So you and St. Clair seemed pretty at breakfast.Um. Is she threatened by me?I wouldn't get any ideas if I were you, she continues. Not even pretty enough to steal him from his girlfriend. They've be...
So what do I wish for? Something I'm not sure I want? Someone I'm not sure I need? Or someone I know I can't have?Screw it. Let the fates decide. I wish for the thing that is best for me.
She kissed his lips then. They tasted of apples and cheese, of the revelation of things you never imagined going so well together. She tasted meting ice cream, too, melting defenses, herself melting i...
Several yards away – closer to the cathedral’s legendary carved doorways – Anna and St. Clair are standing on top of Point Zéro. It’s been hand-brushed clear of its dusting of snow. Point Zéro is the...
Porque tenía razón. Para nosotros dos, casa no es un lugar. Es una persona.
Pinkie means excited or happy, thumb means thinking or worried. I’m surprised I knowthe meaning of these gestures. How closely have I been paying attention to him?
People should say what they mean and not make other people stumble around.
Oh, it's okay, I say quickly, letting go of the figurine. You can touch anything of mine you want. He freezes. A funny look runs across his face before I realize what I've said, I didn't mean it like...
Oh God. I blink at the mirror. It looks like I've been vomited on by an inkwell.
No, I don't love Max anymore. But I don't want to give you this broken, empty me. I want you to have me when I'm full, when I can give something back to you. I don't have much to give right now.
Most people in Atlanta don't have an accent. It's pretty urban. A lot of people speak gangsta, though, I add jokingly. Fo' shiz, he replies in his polite English accent. I spurt orangey-red soup acros...
Mademoiselle Oliphant. It translates to ‘Point zero of the roads of France.’ In other words, it’s the point from which all other distances in France are measured. St. Clair clears his throat. It’s the...
Josh: I love you. Do you still love me?Isla: How could you ask me that? Of course I love you. This hasn't changed anything.Josh: But it was my fault. The whole weekend was my idea.Isla: Hey. Hey. I wa...
It had been so long since Makani had felt any amount of genuine, unadulterated happiness that she’d forgotten that sometimes it could hurt as much as sadness. His declaration pierced through the muscl...
Is he crying? I lean forward for a better look and find him staring right at me.Oh,no.Oh no oh no oh NO.He stops. Anna?Um.Hi. My face is on fire. I want to rewind this reel,shut it off, destroy it.His...
Imagine, she said, after registering, a whole city of gorgeous Italian guys. They can say anything to me, and it'll be sexy. You'll be so easy, Rashmi said. Would you like-ah to order-ah the spa-ghe-t...