She believes that Tobias belongs to her now. She doesn't know the truth, that he belongs to himself.

He gives me a conflicted look and touches his lips to my forehead, right between my eyebrows. I close my eyes. I don't understand this, whatever it is. But I don't want to ruin it, so I say nothing. He doesn't move; he just stays there with his mouth pressed to my skin, and I stay there with my hands on his waist, for a long time.

If utopian fiction became the new trend, I wouldn't read it.

Noise and activity are the refuges of the bereaved and the guilty.

Don't you dare try to apologize." His voice shakes. "This is not something you can bandage with a word or two and some hugging, or something.

I stare at him. I feel my heartbeat everywhere, even in my toes. I feel like doing something bold, but I could just as easily walk away. I am not sure which option is smarter, or better. I am not sure that I care.

I love the Wikipedia link chain because it has led me into some strange articles. Wikipedia is one of my favorites.