What can I say? I'm obsessed. And as we all know obsessed girls can't be held responsible for our actions.

It was wrong. But it was worth it.

The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Got that? -Coach Brevin

Lena always described how she dreaded and mourned things before they even happened. Carmen was beginning to suspect that she was permitting herself to mourn this long separation only now that it was over.

Their friendship was only one aspect of their lives but it seemed to give meaning to all the others.

Riley was quiet for a minute. She gathered her blanket all around her. "Paul always loved you, Alice. He knows I know that. I know he loves me, too. But it's different." Alice opened her mouth, but nothing came out at first. "He loved me once. But I think that part is over," she said slowly. "No, it's not. It hasn't even begun." Riley took Alice's bare foot in her hand and squeezed it. "I told him, though, that he better be good to you. When you came along, I said I'd share you, but I told him to remember that you're my sister. I loved you first."

Time is what keeps things from happening all at once.