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"They stayed with my mum." "That's... weird." "Not really. Mum is cool, easy to get along with." I raise a teasing eyebrow. "So where did YOU guys stay?" "Where we always stay." He stares back solemnly. "In our separate dormitories."
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etienne-st-clair
lola-nolan
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Stephanie Perkins |
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"I pull back, gasping for breath. Reeling. His breath is ragged, and I place my hands on his cheeks to steady him. "Is this okay?" I whisper. "Are you okay?" His reply is anguished. Honest. "I love you."
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kissing
romance
honesty
love
lola-and-the-boy-next-door
lola-nolan
whispering
i-love-you
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Stephanie Perkins |
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I'll only say this once more. I like you. I've always liked you. It would be wrong for me to come back into your life and act otherwise.
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lola-nolan
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Stephanie Perkins |
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"So why did he do it?" Cricket rakes a hand through his hair. "For the same reason everyone makes mistakes. He fell in love."
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romance
love
lola-and-the-boy-next-door
lola-nolan
mistakes
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Cricket tells a joke and turns to see if I'm laughing, if I think he's funny, and I want him to know that I do think he's funny, and I want him to know that I'm glad he's my friend, and I want him to know that he has the biggest heart of anyone I've ever known. And I want to press my palm against his chest to feel it beat, to prove he's really there. But we cannot touch.
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romance
love
cricket-bell
lola-and-the-boy-next-door
lola-nolan
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Stephanie Perkins |
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dce2077
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"So why did he do it?" Cricket rakes a hand through his hair. "For the same reason everyone makes mistake. He fell in love."
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romance
love
lola-and-the-boy-next-door
lola-nolan
mistakes
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Stephanie Perkins |
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And I want to press my palm against his chest to feel it beat, to prove he's really there. But we cannot touch.
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lola-nolan
ya-contemporary
ya-contemporary-romance
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Stephanie Perkins |