I'm sure you would have stopped it if you could have." "In a heartbeat.

All I knew was, even if she wasn't mine, I wanted to leave her with a smile.

I felt the little beads of sweat pooling on my temple. Sit here and look nice...I could do that. But answer questions? I knew I wasn't going to win this little game; that wasn't the issue. I just really, really didn't want to look like a moron in front of the entire country.

I'm sure you would have stopped it if you could have." "In a heartbeat.

Maxon lowered his lips to mine and gave me the faintest whisper of a kiss. Something about the tentativeness of it made me feel beautiful. Without a word, I could understand how excited he was to have this moment, but then afraid at the same time. And deeper than any of that, I sensed that he adored me. So this is what it felt like to be a lady.

So he enjoys a girl who stands up to him," Dad said once we all calmed down. "I like him more already.

America, I don't think you can change history." All the same, his expression looked hopeful. "Sure we can. Besides, who'd ever know about it but you and me?