The percentage of couples who stay together after high school is, like, less than five percent, you guys.
Simone ElkelesMildred waves Carlos over. 'Let me look at you.' She eyes him up and down. 'I saw you when you walked in. What's with all those tattoos? Makes you look like a hooligan.' 'I suspect I am a hooligan,' he says to her. 'Whatever that means.
Simone ElkelesWhy are you making a joke out of this?" she asks. "Because it's stupid, Nik. There's not even room in my day to think about someone else.
Simone ElkelesShe looks up at me with those vulnerable eyes. โWhat if it means something?โ She asks. โWhat if it does?โ โPromise me it wonโt mean anything.โ I lean my head back on the couch. โIt wonโt mean anythinโ.โ Arenโt I supposed to be the guy in this scenario, laying down the no-commitment rules? โAnd no tongue,โ she adds. โMi vida, if I kiss you, I guarantee thereโs gonna be tongue.
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