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What if it turns out that after going through the evaluation, I find out I'm not on the spectrum. That I really am just weird. I don't know if I can handle that.
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Ian took off his glasses and slid them into the pocket of his jacket. "I like those," she said. "Put them back on." "They'll only be in the way when I kiss you." "Who said we were going to kiss?" "I did. Katie, you must pay closer attention."
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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A couple times a week she went to the library and returned with stacks of books. She read faster than anyone I knew.
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Tracey Garvis Graves |
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He had the whitest teeth I'd ever seen, which made me think his kisses would taste like Pep O Mint Life Savers. Joe's kisses probably tasted like pot and Funyuns. And failure.
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kiss
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I'd spent the preceding twenty days swirling in a paralyzing vortex of loud sounds and bad smells, overwhelming stimuli, and confusing social norms, and I'd had just about all I could take.
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overwhelmed
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Get a couple of rooms and charge everything to them," my dad said. "We only need one room, Dad." He paused for a second. "Oh. Okay."
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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Stop that. This is not about sex. It's about boundaries. It's about equality." "If you're going to stare at it, it's going to wake up and say hi."
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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I often think about the island. When the kids are older, we'll have quite a story to tell them. We'll edit, of course.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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All you have in your kitchen is a coffeemaker." She hopped up on the counter. "Well, now I have a coffeemaker and a beautiful woman. What more do I need?"
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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In my experience, people treat the ones they love the worst.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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I love you. I will never stop loving you.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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Is this the dating pool you want to swim around in? I mean really, Katie.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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Well, how do you usually meet women?" "They have a way of suddenly appearing. Like the birds in that song." She had to think about that for a minute. "You mean 'Close to You' by the Carpenters?"
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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You know that saying, 'Act now, apologize later?' I'm pretty much the poster boy." Kate looked at Ian. "You think?"
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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Wine is essential after a visit to Chuck E. Cheese's. They should really give you a bottle on your way out.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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Life has no guarantees, though. What good is living if all you think about is dying?
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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I stared at the palm trees, their green fronds rippling in the breeze. Sweat trickled slowly down the side of my face, and the constant smell of coconut on my hands reminded me of suntan lotion. It would always be summer on the island.
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Tracey Garvis Graves |
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She was the kind of woman you might overlook in a dark, crowded bar, but the first one you'd notice when the lights came up. In other words, she was exactly my type.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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He cupped my face in his hands and wiped my tears with his thumbs. "Better?"
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romantic
t-j
sweet
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We'd come a long way since our days of sleeping on the ground. Just a couple castaways playing house.
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Tracey Garvis Graves |
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Kicking frantically, my lungs on fire, I swam as hard I could.
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Tracey Garvis Graves |
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life without someone to love is a life not fully lived. Don't waste yours.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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I have to say I'm truly shocked at what men deem appropriate behavior in the modern dating world." "You," she said, pointing a finger at him. "YOU are shocked." "I am. I'm not sure how you women put up with it." "The struggle is real. Go on." "Your emails all include emoticons, usually hearts and smiley faces, and your Netflix queue consists mostly of romantic comedies. Oh, and you're a 34C. That's just the stuff I can remember off hang. I'..
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I have to say I'm truly shocked at what men deem appropriate behavior in the modern dating world." "You," she said, pointing a finger at him. "YOU are shocked." "I am. I'm not sure how you women put up with it." "The struggle is real. Go on." "Your emails all include emoticons, usually hearts and smiley faces, and your Netflix queue consists mostly of romantic comedies. Oh, and you're a 34C. That's just the stuff I can remember off hang. I'..
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Tracey Garvis Graves |
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Because when the universe finally throws something truly remarkable your way, it is impossible to avoid the accompanying flood of emotion, at least for me.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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What about you? What do you want for Christmas?" "It hardly seems fair to ask for more when I'm looking at everything I've ever wanted."
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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See? You asked me once how I could stand it here. It all comes down to a woman, McClain. They'll make you do crazy shit.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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I didn't come back because you needed me. I came back because I needed you.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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I never know what people are thinking. It's like visiting a country where you don't speak the language and you're trying so hard to understand but no matter how many times you ask for juice, they keep bringing you milk.
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Tracey Garvis Graves |
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A life without someone to love is a life not fully lived. Don't waste yours.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |
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Dying is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
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Tracey Garvis-Graves |