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French name, English accent, American school. Anna confused.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Soap?"
"School of America in Paris" he explains. "SOAP".
Nice. My father sent me here to be cleansed.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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That guys. Sideburns. You like him?"
My back squirms. "You've asked me that before."
"What I meant was," he says, flustered. "Your feelings haven't changed? Since you've been here?"
It takes a moment to consider the question. "It's not a matter of how I feel," I say at last. "I'm interested, but ... I don't know if he's still interested in me."
St. Clair edges closer. "Does he still call?"
"Yeah. I mean, not often. But yes."
"Right. Right, well," he says, blinking. "There's your answer.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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What...what about when I'm married?”
“We'll buy a cot. Your husband can sleep on that when he visits.
From Lola and the Boy Next Door
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The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Closed. Plenty of time to see it later, remember?" He leads me into the courtyard, and I take the opportunity to admire his backside. Callipygian. There is something better than Notre-Dame.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Life isn’t about what you get, it’s about what you DO with what you get.
From Lola and the Boy Next Door
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I mean, really. Who sends their kid to boarding school? It's so Hogwarts. Only mine doesn't have cute boy wizards or magic candy or flying lessons.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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St. Clair clears his throat. 'My fiancée and I are headed out for a celebratory dessert. I'd ask you all to join us, but I don't want you there.
From Isla and the Happily Ever After
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I'm sorry," he says.
"What? Why?"
"You're fixing everything I set down." He nods at my hands, which are readjusting the elephant. "It wasn't polite of me to come in and start touching your things."
"Oh, it's okay," I say quickly, letting go of the figurine. "You can touch anything of mine you want."
He freezes. A funny look runs across his face before I realize what I've said. I didn't mean it like that.
Not that that would be so bad.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Har. Bloody. Har.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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The only French word I know is oui, which means “yes,” and only recently did I learn it’s spelled o-​u-​i and not w-​e-​e.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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French name, English accent, American school. Anna confused.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Soap?"
"School of America in Paris" he explains. "SOAP".
Nice. My father sent me here to be cleansed.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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That guys. Sideburns. You like him?"
My back squirms. "You've asked me that before."
"What I meant was," he says, flustered. "Your feelings haven't changed? Since you've been here?"
It takes a moment to consider the question. "It's not a matter of how I feel," I say at last. "I'm interested, but ... I don't know if he's still interested in me."
St. Clair edges closer. "Does he still call?"
"Yeah. I mean, not often. But yes."
"Right. Right, well," he says, blinking. "There's your answer.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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What...what about when I'm married?”
“We'll buy a cot. Your husband can sleep on that when he visits.
From Lola and the Boy Next Door
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The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Closed. Plenty of time to see it later, remember?" He leads me into the courtyard, and I take the opportunity to admire his backside. Callipygian. There is something better than Notre-Dame.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Life isn’t about what you get, it’s about what you DO with what you get.
From Lola and the Boy Next Door
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I mean, really. Who sends their kid to boarding school? It's so Hogwarts. Only mine doesn't have cute boy wizards or magic candy or flying lessons.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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St. Clair clears his throat. 'My fiancée and I are headed out for a celebratory dessert. I'd ask you all to join us, but I don't want you there.
From Isla and the Happily Ever After
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I'm sorry," he says.
"What? Why?"
"You're fixing everything I set down." He nods at my hands, which are readjusting the elephant. "It wasn't polite of me to come in and start touching your things."
"Oh, it's okay," I say quickly, letting go of the figurine. "You can touch anything of mine you want."
He freezes. A funny look runs across his face before I realize what I've said. I didn't mean it like that.
Not that that would be so bad.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Har. Bloody. Har.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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The only French word I know is oui, which means “yes,” and only recently did I learn it’s spelled o-​u-​i and not w-​e-​e.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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French name, English accent, American school. Anna confused.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Soap?"
"School of America in Paris" he explains. "SOAP".
Nice. My father sent me here to be cleansed.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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That guys. Sideburns. You like him?"
My back squirms. "You've asked me that before."
"What I meant was," he says, flustered. "Your feelings haven't changed? Since you've been here?"
It takes a moment to consider the question. "It's not a matter of how I feel," I say at last. "I'm interested, but ... I don't know if he's still interested in me."
St. Clair edges closer. "Does he still call?"
"Yeah. I mean, not often. But yes."
"Right. Right, well," he says, blinking. "There's your answer.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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What...what about when I'm married?”
“We'll buy a cot. Your husband can sleep on that when he visits.
From Lola and the Boy Next Door
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The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Closed. Plenty of time to see it later, remember?" He leads me into the courtyard, and I take the opportunity to admire his backside. Callipygian. There is something better than Notre-Dame.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Life isn’t about what you get, it’s about what you DO with what you get.
From Lola and the Boy Next Door
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I mean, really. Who sends their kid to boarding school? It's so Hogwarts. Only mine doesn't have cute boy wizards or magic candy or flying lessons.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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St. Clair clears his throat. 'My fiancée and I are headed out for a celebratory dessert. I'd ask you all to join us, but I don't want you there.
From Isla and the Happily Ever After
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I'm sorry," he says.
"What? Why?"
"You're fixing everything I set down." He nods at my hands, which are readjusting the elephant. "It wasn't polite of me to come in and start touching your things."
"Oh, it's okay," I say quickly, letting go of the figurine. "You can touch anything of mine you want."
He freezes. A funny look runs across his face before I realize what I've said. I didn't mean it like that.
Not that that would be so bad.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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Har. Bloody. Har.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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The only French word I know is oui, which means “yes,” and only recently did I learn it’s spelled o-​u-​i and not w-​e-​e.
From Anna and the French Kiss
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