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Emily Henry

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valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022 г.
Sometimes, it feels like no matter how many years pass, when I first wake up, I’m newly orphaned.
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valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022 г.
the next time I’m babysitting, I’ll hand over the dye and clippers. Afterward I’ll teach them how to roll a joint, like the sexy, cool, fun aunt I am.”Libby snorts. “You wish you knew how to roll a joint. God, I miss weed. The maternity books never prepare you for how badly you’re going to miss weed.”
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valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022 г.
“If you offer to lend me your Crocs again, I’m going to sue you for emotional damages.”She balks. “After that comment, you don’t deserve my Crocs.”
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valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022 г.
Mosquitoes are worse. I’ve got six new red welts by the time we reach the edge of the town square.Libby hasn’t gotten bitten once. She bats her lashes. “I must be too sweet for them.”“Or maybe you’re pregnant with the Antichrist and they recognize you as their queen.”
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valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022 г.
“What do you recommend,” Libby tries, “other than Coors?”“The fries are good,” she says. “Burger’s okay.”“Veggie burger?” I ask.She purses her lips. “It won’t kill you.”“Sounds perfect,” I say. “I’ll have one of those, and some fries.”“Same,” Libby adds.Despite her insistence that the burger won’t kill us, the bartender’s shrug reads, Your funeral, bitches!
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valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022 г.
“Nora Stephens.” My name sounds like a swear.He gapes at me; I gape back.I blurt, “I’m on vacation!”His confusion deepens.“I just . . . I’m not stalking you.”His eyebrows furrow. “Okay?”“I’m not.”He releases my forearms. “More convincing every time you say it.”
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valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022 г.
At this point, he notices something on the ground and ducks sideways, picking it up. “This yours?” He hands me my phone. “Wow,” he says, reading my reaction. “What did this phone do to you?”“It’s not the phone so much as the sociopathic super-bitch who lives inside it.”Charlie says, “Most people just call her Siri.”
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valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022 г.
“Another enemy of yours?”His eyes darken, his mouth doing that grimace-twitch. “Is that what we are? Do you send all your enemies Bigfoot erotica, or just the special ones?”“Oh no,” I say, feigning pity. “Did I hurt your feelings, Charlie?”“You seem pretty pleased with yourself,” he says, “for a woman who just found out she was the inspiration for Cruella de Vil.”I scowl at him. Charlie rolls his eyes. “Come on. I’ll buy you a martini. Or a puppy coat.”
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valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022 г.
“That was my sister, Libby,” I say. “Ignore everything she says. She’s always horny when she’s pregnant. Which is always.”His (truly miraculous) eyebrows lift, his heavy-lidded gaze homing in. “There is . . . so much to unpack in that sentence.”
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valeriyatretyak26 августа 2022 г.
The bartender returns with our sweating glass bottles then, and Charlie thanks her. For the first time, I see her staggeringly incandescent smile. “Of course,” she says. “If you need anything, just say the word.”As she turns away, Charlie faces me, taking a long sip.“Why do you get a smile?” I demand. “I’m a thirty-percent-minimum tipper.”“Yeah, well, you should try almost marrying her and see if that helps,” he replies, leaving me so stunned I’m back to gawping.“Speaking of sentences with a lot to unpack.”
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