" "Andrew's a nice guy, but...too nice, you know?"
"Like me?"
"You're a different kind of nice. I know Andrew's trying to help, but I really wish he had more..." She shrugged for a word.
"Backbone?" I blurted, then felt my cheeks heat. "I—I don't mean—"
"See, there's your version of 'too nice.' You don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, even behind their back. Backbone is exactly right." She reclined on her bed. "Anyway, enough of that. Simon's looking for you, as usual. Go play, Chloe. I'll keep your brooding spot warm." "
― Kelley Armstrong , The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, #3)
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"Like me?"
"You're a different kind of nice. I know Andrew's trying to help, but I really wish he had more..." She shrugged for a word.
"Backbone?" I blurted, then felt my cheeks heat.
"I—I don't mean—"
"See, there's your version of 'too nice.' You don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, even behind their back. Backbone is exactly right." She reclined on her bed.
"Anyway, enough of that. Simon's looking for you, as usual. Go play, Chloe. I'll keep your brooding spot warm." " style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>