It was almost comforting, this mutual acceptance of our secrets.

He'd wanted his first kiss to be with me.

I don’t think any girl in all of Illéa could have been smiling more than me.

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.

Because even though you're dating five other women, I think I'm cheating on you.

What do you think my chances might be of finding a soul mate in the group of you? I'll be lucky if I can just find someone who'll be able to stand me for the rest of our lives. What if I've already sent her home because I was relying on some sort of spark I didn't feel? What if she's waiting to leave me at the first sign of adversity? What if I don't find anyone at all? What do I do then, America?

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