One of Us Is Back

“I’m going to marry you, Bronwyn Rojas. Just so you know.” She puts her hands on either side of my face and pulls me close enough to kiss. But first, she says, “Oh, I know.”

“What is Bayview best known for? Revenge.”

“It doesn’t matter how many times she smiles at me like that; I still forget how to breathe for at least a few seconds.”

“Luis shoots her a look that’s half admiration, half alarm. “Sometimes I don’t know whether to be turned on or terrified by you,” he says. Maeve smiles serenely. “Both is fine.”

“Do you have any idea how much I love you?” he asks roughly. “I do,” she says, her voice softening. “I love you too.”

“There has to be a whole other level of pain when your soul gets ripped in half.”

“It's unreal how fast the inner voice you thought was gone can jump back into your head to tell you how much you suck.”

“I don’t understand how you can look at someone who’s obviously hurting and think, You know what this person needs? More time in their own head.”

“I don't mind being single -- I've come to love it, in a lot of ways -- but I want it to be by choice.”

“why would I have a snow scraper when we live in Southern California,”

“Lately, that bonding mostly consists of coming up with grandmother names that won’t make her sound old. Current leader: Gigi, because Mom refuses to consider my suggestion of Insta Gram.”