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227 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 7, 2013
"You can't plan love; it just happens."
He was Mr Fantastic while Kyle was Mr Fucktastic
HE HAD NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD
AND BEEN SO HARD AT THE SAME TIME
“I’m just freaked out.”
“Because you’re cold?”
“No, because I’m scared of Jason Vorhees and his ax! We’re just asking for it, you know.”
Kyle laughed heartily, then cupped his chin as if deep thought. “Oh yeah, I know that guy. He lives in one of the other cabins. He’s very quiet, but I’ve played hockey with him a few times.”
“Stop!” She slapped him gently on his shoulder. “And now I’m not even a virgin anymore.”
He narrowed his eyes. “Why would that matter?”
She smirked. “Because the virgin always lives.”
He laughed again, wondering how she had the ability to make him laugh so hard and be so hard at the same time. He nuzzled her neck. “Lanie, you have nothing to fear from Jason’s ax, I promise.”
“Why, because you’ll protect me, Captain Kyle?”
“Hell no. I’ll be showing you just how fast I can run,” Kyle said.
“Nice. So why am I not supposed to be afraid of Jason’s axe?”
“Because he carries a machete, baby.”
This time they both laughed.
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“No worries there. You’re definitely not the hero in my story.”
Kyle turned and stared at her until she met his gaze. “I’m not the hero in anyone’s story.”
“Then I guess we have an understanding.” The statement should have brought him great relief, but it did just the opposite, filling him with a sense of anxiety, and he didn’t know why. “We do.” Although he couldn’t identify his jumbled feelings, one thing was for certain. Lanie kept him off balance, but not in an uncomfortable way. She wasn’t just different…she was special. Kyle had no desire to be the hero, but he felt drawn to the story of her and had an incredible craving to be a supportive character at least.
“Fork you, Kyle," she said and took a bite of her duck, chewing it with deliberate slowness.
"Fork yourself, Lanie," he replied, irritated by her rant.
She got quiet for a minute, swallowed, and then said barely above a whisper, "I tried but it didn't work. That's why I have you.”
“You’re definitely not the hero in my story.”
“I’m not the hero in anyone’s story.”
“I’ve got news for you, buster. She is beautiful,” Rachael said with some admonishment.
Kyle looked straight into his sister’s eyes, the same color as his, and said quietly, almost painfully, “I know that, Rachael, but she doesn’t.”
I'm not into set ups. You know that."
"Lanie is very nice. She's an attorney too and works at my firm. She's very successful."
"Yep, and I bet she wears granny panties."
"You're disgusting. Do you know how offensive you are?"
"Offensive? To grandmas?"
"She's not bad looking."
"Yeah, well, 'not bad looking' doesn't mean good-looking, and even if it did, that's way below hot."
I'm in love with Brad."
"What?"
"Yes, I love Brad, and you're Brad's best friend. Or at least a close friend, and I thought maybe you could help me."
"Does the loony bin know you've escaped or should we call them?"
He felt sorry for Lanie, but he had no idea why. She was the kind of girl he did everything to avoid. She was mousy but arrogant about some things, like her work. She didn't care about her appearance, to the point where she accepted she was unattractive She had low self-esteem but confidence too. An air of sorrow surrounded her, but she had a great sense of humor despite that. She was a total paradox, a puzzle that Kyle wanted to solve or at least understand
Guess what else I Googled? she replied, running her lips down his chest."
"Oh God, I love the Internet," Kyle whispered.
"I know...so...informative."
– playboy manwhore ✓
– awkward inexperience heroine ✓
– fake dating ✓
– unrequited love ✓
– evil self-centered sibling ✓
– tragic past ✓
“Sometimes, life fucks up your plans. Sometimes, that the bet thing that can happen to a person. There are so many things I wish I could change about our past, Lanie. But the one thing I know for sure is that meeting you in that sports bar that night was the best thing that ever happened to me.”
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"I'm in love with Brad."
"What?"
"Yes, I love Brad, and you're Brad's best friend. Or at least a close friend, and I thought maybe you could help me."
"...Then I guess we have an understanding."
"We do."
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"I'm not like most girls, Kyle. I know what I want," Lanie answered simply.
"That's for sure. In fact, I'd say you're not like any other girl I've ever met, and just so we're clear, that's a compliment."
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'She deserved someone who put her on a pedestal.'
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"Miss Lanie, you are the hero in my story..."
"...And even with all the do-overs you've had, you're my hero too."
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