...now Eli was my new neighbor. Which was fine with me because I sucked at Math. Math and I were not on speaking terms.

Will you sleep with me?" he asked softly, before grinning suddenly. "In the tub?

I chose you, Clara, and you chose me. End of story.

It's my job as best friend to make sure he's not a serial killer. Or an English major, not sure which one's worse.

Plus, I was a math and science whiz from my first introduction to the subjects.

The fact that you can't see how much you're worth makes you worth so much more." She opened her mouth once, her brow bunched, but nothing came out. She didn't know the words to ask. I continued. "A diamond doesn't know how much it's worth; it's just beautiful because it exists.