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The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1) QUOTES

1 " Mrs. Spence picks up a roll of toilet paper from the counter and scrunches her nose.
“Ask Caymen about that,” Xander says.
Great, now I have to explain to his mother about my vandalism? “Your son called me with a toilet paper emergency. I rushed right over.”
She looks confused so Xander says, “She’s kidding, Mom. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

2 " Growing up, I never felt deprived. I was always happy. It seems only lately I've started seeing everything I didn't have. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

3 " His hands still on his shoulders.

“Hi,” he says. “Sorry.”

“For what?”

“For the fact that you are such a big flirt.”

He laughs. “You’re the one in my lap. I was just sitting here minding my own business.”

“Just the plane, then?”

“Of course.”

I try to stand up, but he pulls me back down again.

“Man, the plane is really bumpy today,” he says. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

4 " I turn my head so that he doesn't see my smile and secretly curse him for making me feel special. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

5 " Note to self: Caymen is very good at sarcasm.”
“If you’re recording notes for an official record, I’d like the word ‘very’ stricken and replaced with ‘exceptionally. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

6 " His eyes are so intense I want to look away . . . or never look away, I can’t decide. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

7 " He laughs again. “You’re different, Caymen.”

“Different than what?”

“Than any other girl I’ve met.”

Considering most of the girls he’d met probably had fifty times as much money as I did, that wasn’t a hard feat to accomplish. Thinking about that makes my eyes sting.

“It’s refreshing. You make me feel normal.”

“Huh. I better work on that because you’re far from normal.”

He smiles and pushes my shoulder playfully. My heart slams into my ribs. “Caymen.”

I take another handful of dirt and smash it against his neck then try to make a quick escape. He grabs me from behind, and I see his hand, full of dirt, coming toward my face when the warning beeps of the tractor start up.

“Saved by the gravediggers,” he says. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

8 " Not the “be yourself” line. I loathe that line. As if Myself and Tic have met before and gotten along, so all I have to do is make sure Myself is there this time. So illogical. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

9 " I think unhappiness comes from unfulfilled expectations. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

10 " I love you,” I whisper.
“What was that? I didn’t hear you.”
“Don’t push me.”
“I love you, too,” he says. He puts his cheek against mine. “So much. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

11 " You have as many options as you give yourself. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

12 " I slide my feet onto the seat next to him, my ankle brushing against his thigh. “No shallowness of breath? No rapidly beating heart?”
He rests one hand on my foot as he continues to mess with his phone. His eyes meet mine in amusement. “Are those the indicators? I might have an issue after all. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

13 " So Caymen..."
"So, Xander..."
"Like the islands."
"What?"
"Your name. Caymen. Like the Cayman Islands. Is that your mom's favourite place to visit or something?"
"No, it's her third favourite place. I have an older brother named Paris and an older sister named Sydney."
"Wow." He opens the bag, takes out a muffin, and hands it to me. The top glistens with sprinkled sugar. "Really?"
I gently unwrap it. "No. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

14 " A lot of people don’t get my humor. My mom calls it dry humor. I think that means “not funny,” but it also means I’m the only one who ever knows it’s a joke. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

15 " I’d rather not see their eyes. Eyes can say so much. Theirs say, ‘I want to steal your soul so don’t turn your back on us. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

16 " And more’?”

The name of the store is Dolls and More. He’s asking what others have before him once they come into the store and only see dolls. I nod. “Dolls and more dolls. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

17 " Is that your subtle way of saying you missed me last week?"

"I've missed my hot chocolate. I just think of you as the guy who brings it to me. Sometimes I forget your name and call you hot chocolate guy. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

18 " Caymen?”
“Yes?”
“You look terrified. Does this scare you?”
“More than anything.”
“Why?”
“Because I didn’t bring my mints.”
“And now the real answer . . .”
“Because I’m afraid that once you catch me, the game’s over. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

19 " You two are the most in-love not-dating people I’ve met. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)

20 " Sometimes it's the little things that bring that special someone back to us in some small way. "

― Kasie West , The Distance Between Us (Old Town Shops, #1)