How to Break a Boy by Laurie Devore

Author:Laurie Devore
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Imprint

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TWO AND A HALF MONTHS AGO

“I’m sorry,” Ethan whispered next to my ear. I was leaning up against the wooden column of the house’s back porch, the wind rolling up tiny waves on the lake behind the house. My arms pulled tight around me, my head against the cool wood. I looked at him.

“I don’t want you to be sad,” he explained.

I studied him a moment before turning back to the water. “I know.”

“Why don’t you want me to know about Ryan? When we met, he was all you talked about.”

I shrugged. “I guess that’s why.”

“Why don’t you talk to me?” he asked, and I heard every desperate edge in his voice. The sharp scribble of words written in the air between us.

I didn’t say anything, which seemed to prove his point. There was a faint noise in the background, a chorus picking up in volume. “Crickets,” I finally said.

He snorted. Behind me, he scooted closer, leaned down, and rested his chin on my shoulder. “Crickets,” he repeated, and the word reverberated into my shoulder, down my back. “I love you.”

I shifted my head from leaning into the wood to leaning into the side of his face. Slowly, I turned my entire body until we were kissing and it wasn’t just kissing. It was like an argument with our mouths but so much better. It hurt in the best way.

“Promise,” I demanded between kisses. “Promise you won’t hurt me.”

“Yes,” he said, kissing me and kissing me and meaning it, I knew.

“You won’t change.” I pushed him into the back wall of the house, his skull knocking against the siding.

“No,” he swore, wincing into my mouth.

“Please.” I was almost crying.

He stopped, looked right at me, a fire blazing behind his eyes. “I promise you, Olivia.”

I kissed him again. Never did notice the phone ringing.

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