She stood, squared her shoulders. โWeโll do it. Together.โ And then she did something that shocked them both. She rose on her tiptoes and pressed a swift kiss on his lips. โThank you for returning to help me.โ When she tried to move away, he latched onto her forearms and held her in place. His eyes were gleaming. "Next time you decide to do thatโฆ" What?" she said, stiffening. "Give you a little warning?" No." He grinned. "Linger.
Gena ShowalterAli Bell doesn't play hide-and-seek," Lucas said. "She plays hide-and-pray-I-don't-find-you." Mackenzie smiled. "When Ali Bell gives you the finger, she's telling you how many seconds you have to live." Cole chuckled, saying, "Fear of spiders is arachnophobia, and fear of tight spaces is claustrophobia, but fear of Ali Bell is just called logic." "Oh, oh." Kat clapped excitedly. "There used to be a street named after Ali Bell, but it was changed because nobody crosses Ali Bell and lives. True story.
Gena ShowalterTheir mother had always stressed the importance of taking care of yourself first, your family second and everyone else not at all.. darkest surrender
Gena ShowalterHis frown was less dark and more confused. "What's new for you? Dancing?" And so much more, but all I said was, "Yes." "And you let some strange college boy grind all over you for your first time? That's stupid, Ali." Not going to be embarrassed, not going to be embarrassed. "First, he wasn't grinding on me, and second, you're no better than him." A solid minute of silence, then "You are terrible for my ego, you know that?" I could say the same to him.
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