He reached up and tugged his ear. And I did the same.

I hit your thigh!” “Oh, please. A man doesn’t need that long to recover from a knee to the thigh.

If she were (looking into my eyes), she’d have seen how absolutely floored I was the first time I finally, truly saw her. The clouds moved at just the right moment, fully lighting her face by the moon. She was dazzlingly beautiful. Underneath thick lashes were eyes blue as ice, something cool to balance out the flames in her hair. I felt a strange flutter in my chest, like the glow of a fireplace or the warmth of the afternoon. It stayed there for a moment, playing with my pulse.

You’ve changed me forever. And I’ll never forget you.

I should have known that if any girl was going to disobey an order, it would be you.

I sighed and went back to filling out the application. The whole thing made me feel like my family didn’t think I had any right to want something of my own. It bothered me, but I knew I couldn’t hold it against them in the long run. We couldn’t afford the luxury of wants. We had needs.

Need someone to talk to? I could tug my ear right now.