winnie

“It’s just that I spent all that time pretending I was in love with you, and now I have to pretend that I'm not.”
― Mikaella Clements, The View Was Exhausting

“You think you’ve got me all figured out.”
“It’s been seven years,” Win said. “You can say goodbye to your secrets, Milanowski.”
― Mikaella Clements, The View Was Exhausting

“He hadn’t had his fill of her, not in France or Sussex or all those years ago in New York. He still hadn’t had his fill. She was about to leave, and Leo was beginning to recognize the clawing tension in his body every time he looked at her for what it was. He was hungry.”
― Mikaella Clements, The View Was Exhausting

“You’re becoming very demanding.”
“I’ve always been demanding,” Leo said. “You’re just finding me harder to resist.”
“Maybe I’m just trying to keep you sweet and pliable,” Win said.
“Whitman,” Leo said, as if offended. “When have I ever not been sweet?”
― Mikaella Clements, The View Was Exhausting