Status Updates From Central Park

“I have to fix this. I don’t know how I’ll do that exactly, but I have a rough idea. And that’s okay, because the thing about life is we’re all just making it up as we go along. Doing our best, taking chances, making mistakes. Hopefully learning along the way.”

“The man is gorgeous, accomplished, and has the annoying habit of showing a sensitive side when I least expect it. He’s not just librarian catnip with his secret library. He’s head-over-heels catnip…”

“Tell me what you want, Liberty...”

“Wow.”
“What?”
“You’re one of those girls.”
“What girls?”
“A sexy nerd. Fuck. That’s the vibe I was getting... Look at you. It’s like you’re about to tell me to quiet down...” he adds, with a long look at my lips.
“Of course you’re stereotyping me,” I snap. “I’ll have you know that librarian science is an extremely complex field of study.”
“Damn.” He whistles.

“I’m angry-swiping… only to find… a full-length photo of Mason standing in front of the water. He’s completely shirtless, his swim trunks dipping far too low to be decent, allowing me to see the lines of his abs disappearing beneath the fabric. He’s laughing at someone off camera…
Oh, no. I can’t unsee this. I can’t. I knew that he was probably hiding a perfect body under his suit, but this?...”

“… he hoped my next job wasn’t with customers since customer service clearly “wasn’t a good fit.” Which, excuse me? I am great with customers. In fact, one of the reasons I’m so excited about being a librarian is because I’ll get to work with people. You know, in which I quietly recommend a book and they quietly slip off to read it...”

“Liberty,” he repeats back... “I’m going to tell you a secret.”
“Okay,” I agree because I’m not really in a position to object. Also, who doesn’t love a secret? …
“If I wanted a woman to enact some nanny fantasy with me,” he continues, his voice seductively low and unhurried—he pauses, eyes locked on mine before continuing—“I wouldn’t need to pay her.”

“I love reading more than I love breathing…”

Jana Aston could write about quantum physics and I would read it. ❤️

this is hilarious

definitely not reading this at the gym