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1 " I spend the rest of the day thinking about Jace Dawson, and it irks me. "
― C.W. Farnsworth , Four Months, Three Words
2 " He’s the guy you collided with on the first day of the semester,” Katie whispers to me. “Remember?” As if I could ever forget. "
3 " Aren’t you good enough to throw it to me with minimal effort on my part?” I ask grouchily. “I could make a trained monkey look like a first-round draft pick,” Jace replies confidently. “Great, why don’t we find one of those for you to practice with instead? "
4 " Unfortunately, his silence allows me to focus on other, inconvenient details, like the way he smells like pine and clean laundry. His bare hand brushes mine at one point, and I experience a startling rush of heat. "
5 " I don’t move, feeling disoriented by the rapid shift of events that have taken place over the last few minutes. Embarrassment, anger, hurt, and confusion swirl and mix with the remnants of lust. "
6 " I don’t think I’m the one who should be worried about breaking hearts,” is all he says in response. "
7 " I’ve had too much alcohol and too little sleep to have a conversation with you. "
8 " Jace Dawson is the last person who I should be entrusting with my secrets, and yet I can’t seem to lie to those slate colored eyes. "
9 " So this is where the great Jace Dawson grew up, huh?” “It is,” Jace replies. “What do you think?” His voice is teasing, but there’s a slight undercurrent of uncertainty I’m surprised I detect. “I love it,” I tell him honestly. “Definitely an improvement from my double in Kennedy Hall.” And much homier than the palace I grew up in. "
10 " Jace looks over at me. “I’m not sure it’s the best idea to subject a helpless horse to someone with your lack of coordination,” he says solemnly. "
11 " We sway slowly as I observe the other laughing couples on the dance floor, framed by the weathered wooden beams and twinkling lights above us. "
12 " As I try to picture my own wedding the image that forms is absent of any details regarding the flowers or dress. The only thing I can picture with absolute clarity is the face I want waiting for me at the end of the aisle. "
13 " We’re so close I can feel the pull of oxygen entering and carbon dioxide leaving his lips. "
14 " I thought Jace Dawson would be the perfect candidate for a college fling. Experienced, unattached, uncaring. Someone I could barely stand but was insanely attracted to. "
15 " The stretch of beach we departed from is now just a thin white strip beyond the tranquil waters that surround us. A carpet of shimmering blue stretches endlessly around us, marred only by the occasional whitecap. "
16 " What the hell are you wearing?” he asks in greeting. “I thought the campus playboy would know what lingerie looks like,” I reply. "
17 " I wouldn’t change it,” he tells me. “Even knowing it all now. How it would end. I still wouldn’t change it, Viv. "
18 " If looks could kill I would no longer be standing. "
19 " It’s not normalcy that just disappeared behind me. It’s Jace. And now I have to spend the rest of my life knowing I’ll never see him again. "
20 " My days as a princess now have a set expiration date. The countdown to becoming a queen has begun. "