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1 " Put it on HGTV—I think Fixer Upper is on.” “How many times can you watch Joanna Gaines say ‘French doors here’ and ‘Put a beam on it’ before it gets old?” Before I can answer Lucas with How dare you insult Jo, my phone rings. "
― R.S. Grey , Anything You Can Do
2 " I can’t help but feel a kinship with Sirius Black—except instead of being locked away with thousands of soul-sucking dementors, I’ve only got one, and he’s currently staring at me. "
3 " He’s met someone,” she said during one of our Skype calls in my second year of medical school. “Another demon?” “I think he really likes her.” “Watch out for a lobotomy scar, or the mark of the devil. It might be tucked beneath her hair.” “They’re coming home at Christmas so he can introduce her to our parents.” “Hold a mirror up to her and see if she has a reflection.” A "
4 " Haven’t either of you been with someone you’re so attracted to you can hardly stand it? "
5 " Roses are red, Daisy is you, I heard you came back, and I did too. "
6 " He turns to look both ways before crossing the street. He doesn't do it because it's what his mother taught him - I know he's looking for me, ensuring i'm not waiting with a souped-up Ford Bronco, prepared to mow him down "
7 " I’m not shocked she remembers our rivalry. I think the Bush administration was briefed about our antics at one point. "
8 " I notice a group of female speedwalkers stopped on the street corner, gawking at Lucas. Oh really? All four of them needed to tie their shoes at the same time? It’s called a double knot, people. "
9 " I need to Amazon Prime some sage and perform an ancient cleansing ritual under a full moon in the center of town. "
10 " I don’t possess the willpower for long-term grudges. "
11 " I don’t know if Lucas has a heart, but thanks to a fateful pantsing incident in middle school, I know he is a man. "
12 " Hello?” “Daisy Bell.” I haven’t heard his voice in 11 years. “May I ask who’s calling?” “I think you know.” “Lucas Thatcher. I don’t recognize the number. Am I your one call from jail?” “I called from a payphone. I don’t want you tracing this. "
13 " I laugh loudly and aggressively. I need her to shut up and go have her baby somewhere. "
14 " You listen here, Lucas Thatcher. I hate you, but you’re going to kiss me. You’re going to kiss me and you’re not going to stop. "
15 " His loft is massive, with exposed beams on the ceiling and original shiplap walls. It has an open floor plan so the living room and kitchen are all one big space. The light from the sunset streams in through the industrial-sized windows covering the entire back wall of the loft. It’s nice, which throws me for a loop. "
16 " What are you doing?” he asks. “What everyone does in these situations—I’m turning inanimate objects into friends. Tom Hanks had Wilson, and I have Gary.” I hold up the blue nitrile glove I craftily stuffed with cotton balls. With a Sharpie, I drew Gary a face. Lucas smiles for a fraction of a second before turning and shaking his head. “We saw that,” Gary and I say. "
17 " Not so fast. I still have to shower.""Why? Because you just worked out? Because you're still a little hot and sweaty and you have this masculine musk going on?"He knows nothing. He is Jon Snow "
18 " At some point over the years, a woman must have taught him how to color coordinate, presumably before he chopped her up and turned her into jerky. "
19 " He turns to look both ways before crossing the street. He doesn’t do it because it’s what his mother taught him—I know he’s looking for me, ensuring I’m not waiting with a souped-up Ford Bronco, prepared to mow him down. "
20 " What’s your game plan, Daisy? We can’t do this dance with every patient for the next six weeks.” “You are absolutely right. Here’s a plan: you give your resignation and I go on with my life, happier than ever.” “You have one hand—” “Lucas, you of all people should know how much can be accomplished with only one hand. "