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“Eddie alrea du knows it’s not going to go anywhere tonight; but it doesn’t need to. It’s just the taste of lemon and tonic on Mark’s lips, the feel of Mark’s thumbs striking his neck. It’s a good-night kiss, and it only ends when Eddie’s smiling too broadly to keep going.”

LIKE!!!!

“‘I thought you were beautiful! I couldn’t believe how beautiful you were.’ Beautiful and smart and a little mean, like he was made in a lab to lure Eddie to his doom. But instead of doom, it’s this: coffee and breakfast, a dog snoring on the carpet, the near certainty they’ll do this again.”

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“‘Then kick me out. Ask me to leave.’
Mark doesn’t say anything. Eddie’s heart speeds up.”

AHHHHHHHHHH

“That’s how everyone experiences setbacks. t least i do. The awful part is over, so why can’t i feel normal again? Why can’t u eat at my favorite restaurant? Why can’t i set foot inside my favorite bakery.”

Yo why is someone cutting onions in here?! 🥹

“Mess?” Mark repeats weakly.
“I don’t know what else you’d call it when i really want to kiss this reporter who’s just told me he thinks i ought to stay away from him.”

AYEEEEEEE

“There was a time not so long ago when Mark might have resented it, might have been jealous of someone who could be so easily cheered up. But now, if someone’s happiness, however temporary, can be bought with a secluded restaurant and the loan of a book, mark will happily pay that price. If Eddie, for whatever reason, wants to have a milkshakes, then Mark will buy him a damn milkshake.”

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“He’s homesick, sure, but there has to be a better word for leaving a whole part of yourself behind, just as surely as he left his car and his winter clothes.”

Now that’s goes you open a book!