“I mean that you have the weirdest laugh of anyone I’ve ever met, Harriet,” he says softly. “And it feels like taking a shot of tequila every time I hear it. Like I could get drunk on the sound of you. Or hungover when I go too long without you.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“I'm starved of him. I've been stranded in a windless desert, my throat bone dry, and that first sip downstairs has made the thirst worst.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“Every time his expression changed, I used to think the new one was my favourite. Until it changed again and I had to accept that whichever Wyn was directly in front of me, that was the one I loved most.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“I rarely said his name, though. It felt too much like an incantation. As if it would light me up from the inside, and he'd see how much I wanted him, how all day long my mind caught on him like a scar in a record. How, without even trying, I knew exactly where he was at all times, could likely cover my eyes, get spun around, and still point to him on the first try.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“Your job doesn’t have to be your identity. It can just be a place you go, that doesn’t define you or make you miserable. You deserve to be happy, Harriet.” He brushes a strand of hair away from the curve of my jaw. “Everything’s better when you’re happy.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
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