" Thanks for coming over,” Beth said as she opened the door for them. “I mean it.”
And from behind her, Caroline squeaked, “With you by my side, Elmer, we can do anything!”
Everyone grinned, and Wally added, “Annabelle, I never thought I’d amount to much, but when I met you, everything changed!”
“Cut it out,” said Josh, turning red, but he was smiling too. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , A Traitor Among the Boys (Boy/Girl Battle, #5)