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21 " Kate sighed. No matter how much distance she put between herself and Matt, the roots of that pear tree would always be tugging at her soul, pulling her back to him. "
― Jenny Bayliss , The Twelve Dates of Christmas
22 " Memories of kissing Matt at another point in her history burst behind her eyes and her heart hammered as though it wanted to be heard. "
23 " I knew you’d like it,’ he said. ‘I was thinking of you when I did it. Me and you in this garden. "
24 " But all she kept hearing in her head were the words, it’s time to move forward. What did he mean? Was he trying to tell her something? Was it code for, I’m going to propose to Sarah? And why did she care? "
25 " God, no, you misunderstand me. I mean, it’s like there’s someone from before and their memory is preventing him being fully invested with me; like he’s dipping his toe in but can’t go any further. "
26 " The idea of him being hurt made Kate’s chest ache. "