It was the best first kiss in the history of first kisses. It was as sweet as sugar. And it was warm, as warm as pie. The whole world opened up and I fell inside. I don't know where I was, but I didn't care. I didn't care because the only person who mattered was there with me.

Like magic, she felt him getting nearer, felt it like a pull in the pit of her stomach. It felt like hunger but deeper, heavier. Like the best kind of expectation. Ice cream expectation. Chocolate expectation.

I needed to stop being what everyone thought I was.

That, they knew, was true friendship. And they knew, if you're lucky enough to find it, you hold on to it.

When you have to do something, you have to do it. Putting it off only makes it worse. Believe me, I know.

I'll give you one day at a time, Claire. But remember, I'm thousands of days ahead already.

I think of the future all the time. All my life I've chased dreams of what could be. For the first time in my life, I've actually caught one. I'll give you one day at a time, Claire. But remember, I'm thousands of days ahead already.