“Tiffany’s pale faced turned to green and I involuntarily took a step back, half expecting an Exorcist-style stream of vomit to shoot out of her gaping mouth.”

“Wow, you mean Tiffany’s an evil wench? I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you!” I patted my heart in faux surprise.”

“Excitement in Eastport? Nay! But I had time to snoop around Nancy Drew style.”

“I leaned forward and slapped her across the face. Probably a bit harder than I needed to, but it worked.”

“blown into my life like a hurricane, turned me upside down, challengedme at every turn. And, together, we sparked like lightning.”

“This wasn’t the time or place for it, so I hid it away in a little drawer in the back of my mind,marked DEAL WITH LATER.”

“MY MOUTH OPENED.Way to go, Clare. Way to impress the mother of a prospective boyfriend. Moms love their boys to date psycho overprotective girls.”