Nothing Like the Movies

The dude looks at you like he knows he’s going blind in an hour and he’s trying to memorize every detail of your face.”

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

why would you want that? She’s way better than I’ll ever be.”
“But I trust you,” he said, turning around and walking backward. “I don’t want to discuss this with anyone, ever, but if I have to, I’d choose you over anyone else.”

Okay, so tell me your three favorite things about UCLA so far.”
Liz Buxbaum, Liz Buxbaum, and Liz Buxbaum.

“If she was that cool,” Eli said, “Then why’d she date you, Bennett?”
It felt like he was talking directly to me when he shrugged and said, “I have no idea.”

He was keeping me dry on autopilot.

college for granted the first time, the idea that of course I could go if I wanted to, but after seeing those options disappear, I had an entirely different outlook now.
I was cherishing every fucking piece of it.
Bring on the notes, the study sessions, and the term papers—I wanted it all.

“You fell for me in third grade, the day you punched me in the face. Admit it.”

“You’re looking at me like I’m nuts, honey, and you’re right. I am. I am out of my mind when it comes to you,”

it feels good to be back in his arms.