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I grabbed his hand and climbed to my feet, and oh sweet Lord, it felt like a Mr.-Darcy-hand-flex-from-the-best-version-of-Pride-&-Prejudice moment.


Oh my god. If this book keeps making these rom-com references I might end up actually liking it and breaking the rule to hate every single trending romance book. But I'm SO screaming.

“Oh—so you want to play in college?”
“Yes, ma’am.”


When he calls her 'ma’am' 😍

“I know chemistry plays a big part in attraction, but she is gorgeous. I can’t believe you aren’t jumping at that chance.”
“She is gorgeous.” He flicked ash off the end of his cigar and gave me the kind of eye contact that forced you to listen. “But, like, what does that mean, really? Unless my goal is just to sit and stare at her like someone would stare at an ocean or a mountain range, pretty is just a visual.”

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Every romance book is so predictable. But it's okay, I'm waiting for the butterflies to fly.

Wes had one of those naughty-boy faces, the kind of face where his dark eyes—surrounded by mile-long thick lashes because life wasn’t fair—spoke volumes, even when his mouth said nothing.

Oh no!! The insufferable guys with the teasing, with the staring, with the jokes who always ALWAYS annoy, but goddamn if you could just completely hate them. And you do hate them, but you don't, too.