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“She’s a good girl.”
― Birthday Girl
― Birthday Girl
“Cole’s right hand finds my thigh as he uses his left to lift the burger to his mouth, and I glance at his father, seeing his eyes downcast and looking at Cole’s hand on me. His jaw flexes as he looks back up.”
― Birthday Girl
― Birthday Girl
“I knew you were out there somewhere,” I tell her, quirking a sad smile. “The girlfriends, women I dated, Cole’s mother…. I never wanted to marry anyone, because they weren’t what I was looking for. I had started to think I had my sights set too high, and you didn’t exist.” I clasp the back of her neck and run my thumbs down her throat. “Turns out my dream girl belongs to the one person it would kill me to hurt.” Tears”
― Birthday Girl
― Birthday Girl
“It really is. I should thank you, actually. I’ve been trying for years, it seems, to be the kind of woman I admire, and all of a sudden I feel like I am that woman now. I know I’m worth it. You’re just not.”
― Birthday Girl
― Birthday Girl
“For however long it lasts, I’m a little braver, and he’s my new hero.”
― Birthday Girl
― Birthday Girl
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