He had no idea how wonderful he was. How his hands were so beautiful she could hardly look at them. How his truest smile was crooked and lifted higher on the left side than the right, which made her feel like he might understand her better, her hemiplegic face that was all crooked half smiles, too. But it couldn't be denied. He was also slightly crazy. Maybe more than slightly.
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NESBIT His breath caught, harsh enough that she looked over her shoulder. But his eyes weren't o... SARAH J. MAAS No, it had never been like this for him before, with anyone. Of all the women he’d known, she was ... J.D. ROBB We drove on in silence, Dad shaking his head in disgust every few minutes. I stared at him, wonderin... JENNIFER BROWN He had a harder time helping her out though. He was asleep while she was doing stars. Without wings,... LAURIE FRANKEL He had a harder time helping her out though. He was asleep while she was doing stars. Without wings,... LAURIE FRANKEL I believe in you, my darling. I believe in you." He closed his eyes. And when he opened th... ELIZABETH HOYT exhilaration fizzed through Clarke’s body. Before she realised what she was doing, she had thrown ... KASS MORGAN His hands tightened on her shoulders as the truth washed over him. My God, she really had told him y... CAROLYN JEWEL He wouldn't grovel, wouldn't fall to his knees and beg forgiveness. 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