" Because I have to be honest here, I don’t usually have coffee with girls who walk into my shop, and I don’t usually talk about school, and I’m a little bit nervous because I think you’re both badass and beautiful. So can we make a pact for tonight to get rid of the bullshit and just talk about stuff that matters? Like why you want to go to the beach, and how it feels to listen to Arcade Fire, and whether you love or hate New York as much as I do, and what you want out of life. "
― Lauren Blakely , The Start of Us (No Regrets, #1)