jewel slid her arm over her eyes . tank ... his cousin ? the human octopus that seemed to grow like ten hands whenever he got her alone . what a mess . '' i can respect that . '' '' how do you like living with him ? are you close ? '' jewel hoped not . she liked colin , who seemed so different from tank

he asked and opened the door to his rooms , closing it firmly behind her . tara accepted , simply because she did n't want the night to end . the ballet had been spectacular and she did n't really want to leave max anyway . she liked being around him and he made her feel pretty . '' why do n't you like the ballet

the night was cool , and i immediately regretted not throwing a sweatshirt over my tank top . i wrapped my arms around myself as i gazed up at the starlit sky . '' cold ? '' macon asked as the three of us walked along the sand . '' not as cold as when you threw me in the ocean . '' '' so what you 're saying is that you 're dying to take another swim

when he talked about the game , he described it as a science , as if the luck of the draw had nothing to do with winning . '' the secret is to know how to lie , '' he used to say , '' and to know when someone 's lying to you . '' his father , steve eventually decided , must have known how to
lie