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There are lies in life we accept. Whether it's for the sake of ignorance, bliss, or, in my case, survival, we all make our choices.
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Katie McGarry |
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d924a99
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That is not your decision to make," he says. "Since I'm in love with her, it is my decision."
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Katie McGarry |
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I close my eyes at his intimate touch. It's a slow movement, not one meant to seduce. It's one to show how much he loves me, and I flatten my lips, fighting the urge to cry. Noah nudges me toward him and if it wasn't for his hold, I'd drop like a house of cards. I fall into him, and Noah wraps me in his arms. I cling tighter to him, because it doesn't feel okay. For the past two months, life was good and easy and everything I dreamed it co..
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crying
echo-emerson
noah-hutchins
okay
tears
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Katie McGarry |
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Isaiah says. As I move to rest next to him, he stops me. He motions to the spot between his legs. Awkwardly, I settle in front of him. Isaiah, the king of secure, waves off any distance between us as he gathers me into the safe shelter of his body. The blood pulses faster in my veins. I like being this close to him. Maybe a little too much. His breath tickles the skin behind my ear, and the small hairs stand on end with the joyous sensat..
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compliments
here
isaiah
love-touch
rachel-young
see-you
sit
strong
wrong
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Katie McGarry |
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267e2ca
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Isaiah's initial response was to let you bleed out in the street, but then he got sentimental and thought Rachel would be sad if you died, so he called and asked me to take care of you. I told him Rachel would've gotten over you and that we could make her happy if we bought her a bunny, but he was so damned insistent. See, Isaiah and I have this past. I've known him forever because we met each other in a Dumpster--
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Katie McGarry |
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She fastens her other hand securely on my wrist, and moves so that she's behind me. Good job, angel. Let him know I'm your man. At least your a fast learner. I rub my thumb over her smooth skin in approval, then stop. She doesn't need my approval. I'm not her man, but, for now, I am her protector.
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protector
rachel
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Katie McGarry |
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757a4fd
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Are you in love with her?"... "I think I was born in love with her."
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Katie McGarry |
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f35027d
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Last night meant as much to me as it did to her and she painted it, capturing it in a way unique to Echo. [...] Up close all those colors would look like chaos, but when viewed as a whole it creates this beautiful picture. In the end, that's the best way to describe me and Echo, our relationship. Our love.
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Katie McGarry |
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5f4f2d2
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You don't have to worry about me pressuring you. You say stop, we stop." That sums it up without me having to over explain. "But I'll never complain if you cop a feel above or below."
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Katie McGarry |
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e7f6899
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I love you. I always have, always will. I understand the promises you're talking about and I understand why you can't make them, but I'm going to make a promise to you. No matter which way this plays out, I promise to love you and do my best to make sure whatever path we go down together or separately will be the one that hurts you the least.
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Katie McGarry |
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c254fc9
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The suck part about falling is that eventual crash landing.
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Katie McGarry |
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6e5c07e
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The blonde checks out the legs of the car like Pigpen checks out the legs of my English teacher--like a dog in heat.
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ms-whitlock
pigpen
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Katie McGarry |
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2ae10b1
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Pigpen's been tearing through the cabin, the yard, the clubhouse like a toddler on the warpath.
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pigpen
violet
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Katie McGarry |
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e5c5274
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I'm going to say this slowly and use little words in the hope you can follow along. If you call me Elisabeth again, I'll make sure you can never father children. Tell anyone else whose niece I am and you'll be sucking air out of a tube in your throat." Chris laughs and it's the deep, throaty kind that tells me the shit we're entering is bad."
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Katie McGarry |
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0161e65
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The worst kind of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see- the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it.
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katie-mcgarry
lost
pushing-the-limits
saddness
soul
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Katie McGarry |
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5a5add8
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He brought up that game like it was yesterday. For me, it was eons ago. Those memories belonged to a boy who died alongside his parents in a house fire.
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Katie McGarry |
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380922d
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Echo placed the expertly folded blanket back on the couch and smoothed it several times, insisting on finding perfection in a world where none existed.
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pushing-the-limits
true-story
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Katie McGarry |
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93671e0
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With a room like this, I bet he buys brand-name cereal
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Katie McGarry |
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412d326
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Lila stretches the hem of her tank top over her hips as she moves toward me. When she sits, it's with her thigh melting against mine. Her heat radiates past my jeans to my skin. Every single cell within my body sizzles to life. Play this right, Lincoln. She deserves a man, not a boy.
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crush-worthy-guys
katie-mcgarry
young-adult-romance
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Katie McGarry |
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32447cd
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Her spirit is hurting, weak and in need, and so is mine. I don't know much either. I'm confused and blinded by the fog we've stumbled into, but Violet is real and warm and a fortress by which I fall to my knees whenever I come into contact. I need her, she needs me and tonight we just need to hold each other.
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Katie McGarry |
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eec9104
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Tell me what to do." His warm breath tickled my ear. "Relax." "Please, Noah, I don't want to do this wrong. Tell me how to make you feel good." He shifted so that his body rested beside mine, his leg and arm still draped over me. I felt small under his warmth and strength. His chocolate-brown eyes softened. "Being with you feels good. Touching you-"he tucked a curl behind my ear"-feels good. I have never wanted anyone like I want you. Th..
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Katie McGarry |
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d2fc5bf
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There were times, in my search for weightlessness, that I pushed too hard. Drank too much. Inhaled more than I should. Became physical with guys who were no good for me. I would go beyond weightlessness as a balloon on a string that had been snapped--left alone in a frightening abyss. With one touch, Isaiah could ground me. Keep me from floating away with his arms as my anchor. His steady beating heart the reminder he would never let go.
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weightlessness
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Katie McGarry |
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2ef91b3
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Shitty of me to attempt to take the credit, but i couldn't help it. I wanted to be her champion.
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Katie McGarry |
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dc8bbaf
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You 're my world, so i'd say that evens things out.
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Katie McGarry |
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03074da
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I love how you smell," he whispered as he suckled my earlobe. "I love how beautiful you are."
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Katie McGarry |
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81a446c
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Make love to me, Echo. I've never made love."No way. Noah's experienced reputation walked down the hallway before he did. "But..." Noah cut me off with a kiss. "Yes, but never love. Just girls who didn't mean anything" You..." His tongue teased my bottom lip, thawing my body. "Are everything."
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Katie McGarry |
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d08938b
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I glance left, then to the right. Disoriented. Lost. Not knowing which way is home. But that's been the problem since the beginning. The root of all my evils.
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Katie McGarry |
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3254608
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How are you going to react when we 're this close and you take off my shirt? Are you still going to want me when you see red and white lines? Are you going to flinch each time you accidentally touch my arms and feel the raised skin? How about when i touch you?" "Or will you forbid that? Will you tell me how to dress or what i'm allowed to take off?"
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Katie McGarry |
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80d1611
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As long as everyone thinks you're a cutter or tried to commit suicide you'll always be on the outs.
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Katie McGarry |
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4dbba75
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I'm buying you a coat." And i meant it. I opened the car door and slung my lether jacket around her shoulders."
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Katie McGarry |
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55e8871
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I don't care that you smoke pot. I mean, I'm not going to join you and I'd prefer to hang out with you when you're sober, but I'm not looking to change you.
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Katie McGarry |
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df1ba03
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Echo's gloved hands reached up and guided my head to hers. I let myself bask in her warmth and deepened our kiss, enjoying the teasing taste of her tongue and the way her soft lips moved against mine. Very easily, i could lose myself in her...forever.
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Katie McGarry |
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a8991f0
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He took a step toward me and whispered in my ear "I really did love you." Leaving out the unsaid word; Once. "Me too." Once."
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love
pushing-the-limits
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Katie McGarry |
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3d779ba
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He kissed my lips softly. "Text me and i'll be here in a heartbeat, breast-feedind or not."
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Katie McGarry |
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667bceb
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My siren became a temptress with that seductive smile on her lips.
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Katie McGarry |
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48c6920
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Though she wouldn't admit it, I think she also wanted another few minutes to rock Alexander.
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Katie McGarry |
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e144858
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Noah's smile gave me flutters.
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Katie McGarry |
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c7a58a9
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Everything inside me twisted in pain and relief. My brothers. I was in the same room as my brothers.
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Katie McGarry |
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d285976
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He had been feathering kisses into my hair, causing goose bumps on the back of my neck.
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Katie McGarry |
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4782513
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Echo is my life. My life. I lover her. If there's a chance I can make her happy... If I can save what's between us... I'll do it, so fucking tell me!
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heartbreaking
love
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Katie McGarry |
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e5daa4e
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We crossed beyond friends the night we spent in your room and you know that. Fuck, Haley, there isn't a moment that we haven't been into each other and I'm not the only one in the room aware of it.
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Katie McGarry |
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10f5af7
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Someday, she'll trust me enough to tell me the truth. For now, I'll be that home she lost - I'll be that soft, secure place where she can land.
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Katie McGarry |
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05da43d
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Once an insult like that has been released, there's no way to take it back. It becomes one more cut on my soul.
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Katie McGarry |
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d4437c5
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There's a pulse in my body, vibrating every pressure point.
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fine
intimate
isaiah
jeans
just-kissing
kissing
rachel-young
shirt
touching
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Katie McGarry |