So why does the thought of not spending any more time with Hannah

bring the oddest clench of regret to my gut?

She tries to take a step down the hall, but I tug on her hand and kiss her
again, and this time it’s not a peck. I kiss her hard, losing myself in her taste
and her heat and every damn thing about her. I never expected her.
Sometimes people sneak up on you and suddenly you don’t know how you
ever lived without them. How you went about your day and hung out with
your friends and fucked other people without having this one important
person in your life.
Hannah breaks the kiss with a soft laugh. “Get a room,” she teases.
I decide it might be time to reevaluate my stance on girlfriends.
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

I want to murder him in his sleep, A. No, I want to murder him when he’s awake so he
can see the joy on my face when I do it
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

Him: Confession: I deleted all the 1 Direction from your iPod when u were in the can.
You’re welcome.
Me: WHAT?? I’m going to kiss u!
Him: With tongue?
It takes me a second to realize what happened, at which point I’m completely mortified.
Me: Kill u! I meant KILL. u. Damn autocorrect.
Him: Surrrrrre. Let’s blame it on autocorrect.
Me: Shut it.
Him: I think someone wants to kiss me…
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

She tries to take a step down the hall, but I tug on her hand and kiss her again, and this
time it's not a peck. I kiss her hard, losing myself in her taste and her heat and every
damn thing about her. I never expected her. Sometimes people sneak up on you and
suddenly you don't know you ever lived without them.
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal
How did I go so long without noticing you, damn it? Why did it take seeing a stupid A
on your midterm to make me notice?”
He sounds so genuinely upset that I scoot closer and kiss him. “It doesn’t matter. You
know me now.”
“I do,” he says fiercely.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

The second I encounter his erection, my jaw drops.

“Oh my God, are you kidding me?”
He looks startled. “What’s wrong?”
“Are you taking human growth hormones or something? I snatch my hand back,
fighting another rush of nervousness. “There’s no way that huge man monster is fitting
inside me!”
Garrett’s head abruptly drops in the crook of his arm as a shudder racks his body. At
first I think he’s pissed off. Or maybe even crying. It takes several seconds before I
realize what’s happening. He’s laughing.
Scratch that – he’s in hysterics.
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“You invoked a campus-wide hands-off law? Are you kidding me?” I’m not at all
remorseful as I meet her eyes. “Of course I did.” “Oh my God. You are unbelievable.”
She shakes her head in disbelief”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Living well and being happy is how we get over the shit in our past.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal
“He shakes his head in amazement. “Your voice is…fuck, Wellsy, it’s beautiful.” My
cheeks heat up. “You think so?” His impassioned expression tells me he’s dead serious.
“Play something else,” he orders. “Um. What do you want to hear?” “Anything. I don’t
care.” I’m startled by the intensity in his voice, the emotion now glittering in his gray
eyes. “I just need to hear you sing again.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Living well and being happy is how we get over the shit in our past.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Unbelievable. Every girl at this college would cut her frickin’ arm off to help me out.
But this one? Runs away like I just asked her to murder a cat so we could sacrifice it to
Satan.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Say it,” he orders. “Say what?” I use the corner of his blanket to wipe the moisture
staining my cheeks. “Say Garrett Graham, you are a sex god. You have achieved what
no other man ever has. You—” I punch him in the shoulder. “Oh my God, you’re such a
jerk. I will never, ever say those words.” “Sure you will.” He smirks at me. “Once I’m
through with you, you’ll be shouting those words out from the rooftops.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Just out of curiosity,” she says, “after you wake up in the morning, do you admire
yourself in the mirror for one hour or two?”

“Two,” I reply cheerfully.

“Do you high five yourself?”

“Of course not.” I smirk. “I kiss each of my biceps and then point to the ceiling and
thank the big man upstairs for creating such a perfect male specimen.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal
“Say it,” he orders. “Say what?” I use the corner of his blanket to wipe the moisture
staining my cheeks. “Say Garrett Graham, you are a sex god. You have achieved what
no other man ever has. You—” I punch him in the shoulder. “Oh my God, you’re such a
jerk. I will never, ever say those words.” “Sure you will.” He smirks at me. “Once I’m
through with you, you’ll be shouting those words out from the rooftops.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“What is wrong with you? Why aren’t you freaking out right now? Garrett Graham is
sitting in your booth. He talked to you.” “Holy shit, he did? I mean, his lips were
moving, but I didn’t realize he was talking.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal
“Sorry to burst your bubble, but you were actually pointing at the old guy a few seats
over. He totally freaked out and started shouting to everyone that you scored that goal
for him, and then I heard him ask his wife if maybe you knew that he was just
diagnosed with diabetes, so I didn’t have the heart to tell him who the goal was really
for.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

I clench my teeth. “I’m not a virgin, Garrett.” “You’re not a puck bunny either.” “So that
means I’m not allowed to sleep with a guy I’m attracted to?” He rakes both hands over
his scalp now, looking equally aggravated. Then he takes a breath, exhales slowly, and
meets my eyes. “Okay, here’s the deal. I believe you’re attracted to me. I mean—one,
who isn’t? And two, you moan like crazy whenever my tongue’s in your mouth.” I
bristle. “I do not.” “Agree to disagree.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Ha! I knew you were into him! Oh my God! Hold my juice—I think I need to break
out in a happy dance! Do you know how to do the running man? If so, can you teach me
right now?”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Fuck, I want to kiss her again. I want to feel her lips on mine. I want to hear that
throaty noise she made the first time I sucked on her tongue.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“I burst into the locker room and— Penises! Sweet Jesus. Penises everywhere. Horror
slams into me as I register what I’m seeing. Oh God. I’ve stumbled onto a penis
convention. Big penises and small penises and fat penises and penis-shaped penises. It
doesn’t matter which direction I move my head because everywhere I look I see
penises. My mortified gasp draws the attention of every penis—er, guy, in the room.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“I burst into the locker room and— Penises! Sweet Jesus. Penises everywhere. Horror
slams into me as I register what I’m seeing. Oh God. I’ve stumbled onto a penis
convention. Big penises and small penises and fat penises and penis-shaped penises. It
doesn’t matter which direction I move my head because everywhere I look I see
penises. My mortified gasp draws the attention of every penis—er, guy, in the room.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal
“Say it,” he orders. “Say what?” I use the corner of his blanket to wipe the moisture staining my
cheeks. “Say Garrett Graham, you are a sex god. You have achieved what no other man ever
has. You—” I punch him in the shoulder. “Oh my God, you’re such a jerk. I will never, ever say
those words.” “Sure you will.” He smirks at me. “Once I’m through with you, you’ll be shouting
those words out from the rooftops.”

― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Say it,” he orders. “Say what?” I use the corner of his blanket to wipe the moisture
staining my cheeks. “Say Garrett Graham, you are a sex god. You have achieved what
no other man ever has. You—” I punch him in the shoulder. “Oh my God, you’re such a
jerk. I will never, ever say those words.” “Sure you will.” He smirks at me. “Once I’m
through with you, you’ll be shouting those words out from the rooftops.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Say it,” he orders. “Say what?” I use the corner of his blanket to wipe the moisture
staining my cheeks. “Say Garrett Graham, you are a sex god. You have achieved what
no other man ever has. You—” I punch him in the shoulder. “Oh my God, you’re such a
jerk. I will never, ever say those words.” “Sure you will.” He smirks at me. “Once I’m
through with you, you’ll be shouting those words out from the rooftops.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Say it,” he orders. “Say what?” I use the corner of his blanket to wipe the moisture
staining my cheeks. “Say Garrett Graham, you are a sex god. You have achieved what
no other man ever has. You—” I punch him in the shoulder. “Oh my God, you’re such a
jerk. I will never, ever say those words.” “Sure you will.” He smirks at me. “Once I’m
through with you, you’ll be shouting those words out from the rooftops.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Say it,” he orders. “Say what?” I use the corner of his blanket to wipe the moisture
staining my cheeks. “Say Garrett Graham, you are a sex god. You have achieved what
no other man ever has. You—” I punch him in the shoulder. “Oh my God, you’re such a
jerk. I will never, ever say those words.” “Sure you will.” He smirks at me. “Once I’m
through with you, you’ll be shouting those words out from the rooftops.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal