My pulse whooshed in my ears so fast I could barely hear myself speak. โI only haveโโ โTwo days.โ He squeezed my hand. โSo what? You can spend them feeling sorry for yourself, or you can let me help make them the best two days of your life, and my afterlife. So whatโs it gonna be?โ I stared into his eyes, like Iโd never seen him before. And I hadnโtโnot like this. But heโd obviously seen me, better than anyone else ever had. โWell?โ Tod watched me, his hand still warm in mine. In answer, I leaned forward and kissed him again.
Rachel VincentSo youโre saying the afterlife is hard on the libido? FYI, thatโs probably not a good bullet point for your recruiting brochure.
Rachel VincentThe worst memories stick with us, while the nice ones always seem to slip through our fingers.
Rachel VincentIt's suspiciously quiet in here, and there's a Tod shaped dent in the bean bag. For the sake of both my sanity and my temper, I'm going to pretend I can't tell that you're in his lap, so could you pretend that this is still my house and you are still my daughter, and I'm within my parental rights to kick your boyfriend out after 11:00 p.m.?
Rachel Vincent