I simply wanted a kiss. I was a freshman girl who had never been kissed. Never. But I liked the boy, he liked me, and I was going to kiss him. That's the story, the whole story, right there.

Every reader is different. There's no book that's inappropriate for every person, but there are people who cannot handle everything.

The longer you wait, and this is true, the slower the hands will move.

A week went by and nothing. But eventually, as they always will, the rumors reached me. And everyone knows you can't disprove a rumor.

I needed a break... from myself.

You need to figure out what you want, Josh. If that means you need to swim against the tide to get it, at least youre aiming for something that could make you very happy.

Rejection always hurts, but having it come from my best friend was the worst.