“I go running in the park all the time. I guess I never looked up.”

“Do I look like a freaking fairy - tale princess to you?”

“Emma, but--" he began, and I shushed him. "No Emma buts except for the one I sit on.”

“Well I'll be honest...sometimes it's really hard-""I know." I smirked, feeling saucy. "I can tell. I'm pretty much straddling you right now.""Really hard to stop, smart-ass," Brendan emphasized, giving me a playful squeeze before cocking an eyebrow at me.”

“I cocked my fist back, remembering what Brendan had taught me. "Don't aim for your target. You'll have more of an impact that way." I was aiming for China.”

“I got lost in my doodles, and started daydreaming.”

“What I was hungry for was sitting nonchalantly next to me on the couch.”