'' but i 'm also really proud of you . i just need to see you again-make sure you 're still my girl . '' '' i 'll always be your girl , mike . you 're my best friend . '' '' but you have david now . you wo n't be needing me for much longer . '' '' do n't say things like that ,
mike

i swiveled to watch him put on the teakettle . he brought down two mugs from the cabinet over the stove ; for some reason , the familiarity of this easy movement filled me with affection . i fought the urge to go stand behind him and wrap my arms around his chest . '' beck wanted me to go to law school , '' sam said , fingering the edge of my favorite robin 's - egg-blue
mug

will i ever make it home without his help ? ailia glanced over the white and blue landscape . branches of aspen and oak trees were covered with crystallized ice and they glittered in the light of the sun . down by the frozen-over lake , ailia saw a small deer prance gracefully across the ice . she took a few steps out into the snow to get a closer look at the
deer