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" I totally don’t love you too, Papa Bear,” and then his mouth is on mine, and for a moment, that blissful feeling is back, but this time it’s accompanied by something else, something that feels strangely like the sun. "
― T.J. Klune , Bear, Otter, and the Kid (Bear, Otter, and the Kid, #1)
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" Oh, you know…,” I start. In my head, I finish: Oh, you know, just the usual. I’ve slept in Otter’s bed two or three times now. Oh, don’t worry! We haven’t really done anything. Except tell stories about you. And me. And him. Did you know he’s wanted me for a long time? He really left because he needed me so bad that it hurt, and he thought he was projecting. Remember when I used to say that to you? That you’re projecting? Well, he thought it too. But his was so bad that he used it as an excuse and got the hell out of Dodge, but then he came back, and I still don’t completely understand why yet. Oh, and we may have made out. And I may have liked it. And this is after you and I broke up, like… what? Two days ago? Three days ago? After being together since like second grade? So you know, the usual. "
― T.J. Klune , Bear, Otter, and the Kid (Bear, Otter, and the Kid, #1)
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" He’s on money though, right?” Creed asks. “Yeah, he is. How’d he do that if he wasn’t president?” “He probably had a big dick.” I grin. “Like the bigger it was, the higher the bill you would be on or something?” “Yeah. Poor George,” Creed says, laughing. “Of course, I would be on the million-dollar bill. "
― T.J. Klune , Bear, Otter, and the Kid (Bear, Otter, and the Kid, #1)
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" I know you were hurt and have every reason to be angry, but just know that there hasn’t been a day that has gone by that I haven’t thought about you and Ty. Maybe that’s my punishment, knowing you are doing well and knowing I had nothing to do with it. For what it’s worth, I’m proud of you, for having done so great despite people breaking their promises to you. "
― T.J. Klune , Bear, Otter, and the Kid (Bear, Otter, and the Kid, #1)
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" You needed people who were going to be able to be strong for you. I thought I could do that. But then that night happened, and I realized just how really weak I was. You were drunk and hurting and needing a friend, and then we kissed, and I realized I couldn’t be the stronger one. I thought that I was somehow pushing myself onto you, and that it was… I don’t know, Bear. I thought putting distance between us was the best thing to do at the time. "
― T.J. Klune , Bear, Otter, and the Kid (Bear, Otter, and the Kid, #1)