He said "cool" like I say a Spanish word when I'm not sure of the pronunciation.

I envied it; not the idea of having so much money that you could throw it away, but the thought of growing up in a world where someone cared so much about your happiness and so little about what you accomplished in life.

Wild dogs? Or just Clayton? -Nick Sorrentino (Bitten)

When you accept a leadership role, you take on extra responsibility for your actions toward others.

Here I had a wonderful man who cared for me and I was screwing around with a self-absorbed, conniving monster who'd betrayed me in the worst possible way.

He wore sweatpants and a T-shirt and had stopped in the middle of the hall, furiously scratching one bare forearm. "Fleas?" I said.

Derek picked the spot? Had he been hoping I'd be blinded by the morning sun and stumble off the edge?