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Yo, guys," Ty says, peering down into the stroller. "What the hell is that thing? Satan's spawn?"
"You'd better watch it!" Henry says. He puts on a serious face, throws an arm around my shoulders, and pulls me in close. "That's our child you're
talking about."
Ty smiles, then looks at Jerry Rice. "Its eyes are seriously creeping me out. And I knew something was going on between you two."
"You're right," Henry says. "Woods is my husband, and I'm her wife. — Miranda Kenneally

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I wish I could get away with not giving a damn. — Miranda Kenneally

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If you spend too much time dreaming, you'll stop actually doing. And when you actually do stuff, there's a good chance things will work out. We make things happen by attacking, not by sitting around dreaming. — Miranda Kenneally

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Ty better appreciate how hard I've worked to make myself attractive for him this morning because I am fucking spent. — Miranda Kenneally

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You know, there's no more dangerous creature on Earth than the teenage girl. — Miranda Kenneally

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I once read that football was invented so people wouldn't notice summer ending. But I couldn't wait for summer vacation to end. I couldn't wait for football. Football, dominator of fall - football, love of my life. — Miranda Kenneally

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Henry looks from my face back to the field, and his eyes pop open wide. I turn to see why he's gaping: JJ and Carter are messing around, trying
to shove a scrawny wide receiver into Jerry Rice's stroller.
"JJ!" Henry yells, "You can't fit a freshman in that stroller. — Miranda Kenneally

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As a kid, I had the worst mile time ever. Our gym teacher made us run the mile a few times a year for something called the Presidential Fitness Test. I'd huff and puff and wonder why the hell President Bush cared how fast I could run laps around the playground. I always came in dead last. — Miranda Kenneally

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You were in the equipment shed with Corn Fritter?"
"Corndog," Will, Dr. Salter, and I say simultaneously. — Miranda Kenneally

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Sounds like Henry was jealous. His pride was hurt. So he acted like an ass. Every guy does that from time to time. — Miranda Kenneally

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Your truth isn't everybody else's truth. — Miranda Kenneally

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Gossip never goes away, no matter where you are in life. — Miranda Kenneally

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Life's too short not to forgive. — Miranda Kenneally

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When unrequited love is the most expensive thing on the menu, sometimes you settle for the daily special. — Miranda Kenneally

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I lose part of myself that day and I don't want to lose even more. — Miranda Kenneally

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We stick together, and it makes me feel a little better knowing that, even at thirty-two, Liza hasn't figured her life out yet. — Miranda Kenneally

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As uncomfortable as I feel, I keep the girly underwear on anyway. Who knows? Provided they stay the hell out of my butt crack, they might make me feel sexier later on today. — Miranda Kenneally

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All decisions are different in hindsight. Maybe all we can do is make the best decisions we can in the moment, using the best information we have right then. — Miranda Kenneally

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I love you." I laugh. "You already said that." "I've never said it before. I like it ... I think I'll keep saying it. — Miranda Kenneally

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Tonight, I may get so nervous that I spill my Coke of drop popcorn down inside my top. Oh God, is my red leather halter cut too low? I look down to make sure I'm not wardrobe-malfunctioning. — Miranda Kenneally

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I have a billion what-ifs and no way forward. — Miranda Kenneally

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You want me?"
"Every bit of you," he mumbles. — Miranda Kenneally

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You make me feel three times the rush of skydiving or bungee jumping ... I felt the biggest rush of my life when you said you love me. — Miranda Kenneally

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Congratulations, Mommy," I say, dropping the doll into his hands. "You could've told me I knocked you up."
"My bad. I thought you'd force me to get an abortion," Henry replies, taking the baby and cradling it as if it's real. "He has your eyes, Woods."
"And your hair." The doll is bald. "Can we name him Joe Montana?"
"Hells no, his name is Jerry Rice."
"No, his name is Joe Montana."
"I was in labor with him for fourteen hours!" Henry exclaims as he rocks the baby back and forth. "His name is Jerry Rice."
I grin. "Fine. — Miranda Kenneally

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Any chance that you're pregnant?' the technician says as he pulls the X-ray lamp over my swollen knee.
'No,' Henry and Dad say at the same time. — Miranda Kenneally

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Sometimes you have to give something up to get something better. — Miranda Kenneally

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I know some people wonder whether Heaven and Hell truly exist, but do those people question whether gravity exists? Or oxygen? You can't see those with your naked eye, either. I can't see cologne on a guy's body, but I can smell it. I may not be able to see Heaven, but deep inside, I can feel it — Miranda Kenneally

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Keep telling yourself that. Thanks for scaring them off. Turn around so I can get dressed."
"No."
"No?"
"No." He stares straight into my eyes. "I didn't scare them off for you. I did it for me. I'm coming in with you. — Miranda Kenneally

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I just miss him, that's all." I feel tears welling again. "I hate that we don't play cards anymore. I hate waking up alone. — Miranda Kenneally

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So what does Just Tacos have to do with kissing?"
"Besides the fact I absolutely love both?" he asks. — Miranda Kenneally

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I don't obsess over things that other girls care about, like clothes, movie stars, hair, painting nails, knitting or whatever shit they're into. I just want to eat a bunch of hot wings, sleep, play ball, and maybe, someday, make out with Ty. — Miranda Kenneally

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I spent too long worrying about what other people think. — Miranda Kenneally

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Texans take their football seriously. It's practically a religion down there. — Miranda Kenneally

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Taking drugs is stupid. Why mess up your brain like that? — Miranda Kenneally

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But you're kind of like a great book ... you know, you pick up a book at the bookstore because it has a beautiful cover ... but it's what's inside that pulls you in. — Miranda Kenneally

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His smile is a virus. A virus sweeping through my body, rendering it useless. — Miranda Kenneally

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This must be the weirdest thing a football coach has ever seen: two quarterbacks making out. — Miranda Kenneally

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Sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do. To get something better, you know? — Miranda Kenneally

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He stares at you at all the time in class. He misses you too. — Miranda Kenneally

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So what did you want to talk about?" I ask
Ty grins that wicked smile of his again. He whispers, "I lied. I just wanted an excuse to sit with you. — Miranda Kenneally

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Is life one big long what if? — Miranda Kenneally

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Sometimes friendship is just that, just being with someone. — Miranda Kenneally

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He whispers, "You're beautiful."
"Thank you." I'm not so scared anymore. If he likes me for who I am, it doesn't matter what kind of underwear I'm wearing. Or that I'm not wearing makeup. Or that I'm over six feet tall. "You're really cute too," I say, giving him another kiss on the lips, digging my fingertips into his abs.
"I'v never wanted anyone so much in my life. — Miranda Kenneally

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He laughs softly and gazes into my eyes, and it feels like everything stops. The wind stops rustling the grass. We both stop breathing. The only thing that keeps on are the twinkling stars. — Miranda Kenneally

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When God created the Earth, he had such a sick wicked sense of humor. He made everything that's wrong feel really, really good. — Miranda Kenneally

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Ty:
Damn, he's fine.
Damn, he's a good quarterback.
Damn, he's nice and sweet.
Damn, he's a good kisser.
Damn, he's buff.
Damn, he's great to his family.
Damn, now that I know about Henry,
I'm not sure Ty and I are right for each other.
Henry:
I love the way his curls flop around and hang across his forehead.
I love how he never just lets me win. I have to earn it.
I love how he touches me just because.
I love his loyalty.
I love how when we sleep head-to-toe,
he always finds a reason to sleep head-to-head instead.
I love his unconditional support.
I love his spontaneity and crazy sense of humor.
I love his stupid dances.
I love....him. — Miranda Kenneally

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I know I could never deserve you, but I can try to make it up to you? — Miranda Kenneally

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I guess what I mean is," he says, "I'm here because of you. — Miranda Kenneally

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A boy should fit into your life-not become it. High school is when you start to define yourself. Don't define yourself as the girl who has a boyfriemd and nothing else. — Miranda Kenneally

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I figured you'd prefer that to skydiving or Sumo Wrestling Sunday."
"What is Sumo Wrestling Sunday?"
"We'd dress up in those sumo wrestling suits that would make us look real fat. And then we'd wrestle."
"Oh god lord," I mutter. " Shuffleboard Sunday sounds just fine."
"Good. I had no idea where I was gonna get sumo wrestling suits." I give him a look. — Miranda Kenneally

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Apparently "love thy neighbour" changes to "judge thy neighbour" if your family doesn't follow the church playbook. — Miranda Kenneally

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Henry's face grows pink, pinker than those ridiculous bras Mom recently left on my bed when she decided I needed something more feminine than a sports bra. — Miranda Kenneally

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The honest to God truth is that I'm mad at myself. I should've known better. — Miranda Kenneally

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It's not that guys aren't interested in me, because they are, it's that most of the guys I know are either:
1. Shorter than me;
2. Pansies;
3. On my team;
4. All of the above. — Miranda Kenneally

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I don't get it. I mean, he told me he loved me and then just disappeared. How could he? We've been best friends forever and now he can't even talk to me? What the hell? — Miranda Kenneally

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I think JJ will tell me that he loves me soon," Lacey says to Kristen.
"He definitely will," Kristen says. "I can tell by the way he looks at you."
I force myself to cough so I don't laugh. JJ stares at Lacey the way he stares at every one of the Titans' cheerleaders. It's the same way he stares at cheese fries, for that matter. — Miranda Kenneally

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You're right, man! These
corndogs are crap! Drew yelled,
launching a corndog straight at JJ's
face. — Miranda Kenneally

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Everything is about balance ... it took me so long to figure that out. — Miranda Kenneally

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But what happens when you don't find that right person? Do you just spend the rest of your life in a relationship where the conversation isn't great, everything isn't perfect, but it is nice and sweet? — Miranda Kenneally

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Not only can I teach you math, I can teach you math in bed, Jordan. You know, I'll add the bed, you subtract the clothes, you divide the legs, and I'll multiply — Miranda Kenneally

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If you spend all your time thinking about how someone is going to one-up you, you can't put your best foot forward. — Miranda Kenneally

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Free will comes with sacrifice. And sometimes with heartache. — Miranda Kenneally

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I am so lucky. I used to think trust means "never let you down", but really, it's about love. Family can't always help fix a difficult situation, and everybody makes mistakes. We shouldn't expect perfect. But we can hope that the people we love love us enough to try to make it right. — Miranda Kenneally

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Suddenly I have the first knee problems of my life: they turn to rubber. — Miranda Kenneally

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My nose ring mixed with poor church attendance make for a sin cocktail. — Miranda Kenneally

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Do you pray?" I ask him.
"Doesn't everybody pray sometime? — Miranda Kenneally

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They grin at each other lovingly and my insides curl up and die. — Miranda Kenneally

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I kiss his forehead. "You are a wimpy idiot. But ... I still love you."
"I love you too, Woods. — Miranda Kenneally

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It's a scary thing to wake up and realize the people you need most aren't nearby anymore ... But you keep moving. — Miranda Kenneally

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What is it with me and guys? Do I come on too strong? Why do none of them want to stick around? I'm gonna be forty years old and out on a date with some man, and we'll make out, then he'll tell me we're not meant to be, and I'll go home to my fourteen cats. — Miranda Kenneally

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You don't need anyone's permission to do what you love. You should just do it. — Miranda Kenneally

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I saw hum run for thr first time at Wednesday's trining session. Until then, I wasn't aware Usain Bolt was my running coach — Miranda Kenneally

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Learning is never a bad thing. And neither is changing your mind about things ... It's always good to reevaluate. To think and consider all sides. — Miranda Kenneally

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Why were you watching me change?" I explain. "Uh, 'cause I'm a guy?" He flips the pillow and slaps it, fluffing it. Then he rolls over and closes his eyes again. — Miranda Kenneally

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It doesn't matter where you dance. It's only who you're with. — Miranda Kenneally

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We've been best friends forever and now he can't even talk to me? — Miranda Kenneally

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It's like with art. You can't tell someone how to do it, or it's not her art. You can't tell someone else how to believe.
It's up to Go to judge, and for me to help the people I love the best I can. — Miranda Kenneally

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Henry was right - I let everyone else's feelings affect my decisions.
Screw that.
I'm taking the ball and running with it.
Maybe they're not my top choices, but they're choices that are good for me, choices I can live with.
Some things I can't control; but some things I can. And I'm going to. — Miranda Kenneally

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For what it's worth," Dad says, running his fingers over the picture, "I've never seen anyone run faster than Henry after you hurt your knee last week. — Miranda Kenneally

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But I'm practically a guy. I mean, except for these fucking hormones that make me want to jump Ty and Justin Timberlake. I don't obsess over things that other girls care about, like clothes, movie stars, hair, painting nails, knitting, or whatever shit they're into. — Miranda Kenneally

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Maybe you don't have to figure life out at all.
Maybe it just is. — Miranda Kenneally

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Dad told me that even if you're meant to be with someone, that doesn't mean you necessarily get to be with them. But sometimes? Maybe you do. I guess we'll find out. — Miranda Kenneally

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Shut up!" Henry says, "You're going to wake up Jerry Rice."
"Jerry Rice?" Carter says, covering his mouth with a hand. I don't think I've ever seen Carter laugh so hard.
"Carter, would you like to be the godfather?" Henry asks. "You know, in case anything happens to me and Woods this week?"
"Charming," Carter says. "I'd be honored. Does JJ get to be godmother?"
"Obviously," I say.
"Can I hold Jerry Rice?" JJ asks. "He's so cute."
"No way, man," I reply. "I don't want to wake that thing up before practice. We'll be late if we have to feed it."
"What does it eat?" Carter asks.
"I have to breast-feed, cause I'm the mom," Henry says, continuing to push the stroller toward the locker room.
"Actually," I say, "It eats a metal rod, made out of, like, lead. So basically, we're learning how to poison babies."
"Radical," JJ says as we approach the gym, — Miranda Kenneally

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You only live once, and if something feels right to you and you want it, you should go after it. — Miranda Kenneally

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Henry keeps dealing. When all the cards have been separated, I pick up my stack and shuffle my cards again. Then I look up into Henry's eyes, and he's staring back at me, at my tears, and I see all these tiny wrinkles around his eyes-sadness wrinkles. He frowns, biting his lip. — Miranda Kenneally

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How can you be in love with someone for forever and not be willing to take a chance when it finally hits you in the face like a linebacker? — Miranda Kenneally

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If you don't put yourself out there, if you don't take risks, you can't truly feel. — Miranda Kenneally

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You have to take chances to get a chance at your dreams. — Miranda Kenneally

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Don't tell Mom and Dad about Ty,' I warn Mike. 'But they'll be so glad to hear you aren't gay! — Miranda Kenneally

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Jordan, he's loved you forever. It's obvious. Have you not seen how he stares at you? — Miranda Kenneally

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Before I can answer, the horde descends on him. It's scarier than a zombie apocalypse.
"Shit," he mutters.
"Oh my God, I love ketchup too!" a girl squeals at the bottle in his hand. "We have so much in common! — Miranda Kenneally

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Sometimes you gotta do what's right for you and forget about everybody else. All that matters is what you want. What you need. — Miranda Kenneally

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He's fast asleep, curled up at the other end of my bed, looking peaceful. The expression on his face says he's not really sad, and he's not overcompensating for his sadness by acting all crazy or silly, he's just ... content. And that makes me glad, because more than anything else, I want him to be happy. — Miranda Kenneally

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What's the occasion?" I ask.
He glances up at me and takes a deep breath. "You're the occasion, Woods. I've missed you so, so much. — Miranda Kenneally

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Maybe all that matters is that he's right for me, and I'm right for him. — Miranda Kenneally

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Love hurts worse than getting slammed by a 250-pound linebacker. — Miranda Kenneally

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One thing I learned a long time ago is that even if you think you're meant to be with someone, that doesn't necessarily mean you get to be with them. — Miranda Kenneally

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The lighting is dim, and he doesn't seem to notice I'm here, which is good, because I've moved from ogling the guitar to ogling him. Who wouldn't? He was one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," and it is a truth universally acknowledged that you should stare at people who've made that list. — Miranda Kenneally

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A knock sounds on the door.
"Who is it?" Matt yells, exasperated.
"Your father."
"What do you want?"
"Can you mow the lawn tomorrow after church?"
"Daaaaaaaad." Matt's shaking his head and laughing. My mouth has dropped open. "Couldn't you have waited until after Kate goes home to ask me?"
"I didn't want to forget," Mr. Brown says from behind the door.
Matt whispers to me, "This is his way of saying we shouldn't be in here alone together."
I nod.
Matt yells to his dad, "Fine, I'll mow the lawn. Now go away."
I smack his chest.
"What?" Matt asks, clutching my hands so I can't hit him again.
"You shouldn't treat your dad that way."
"I like her," Mr. Brown says from out in the hallway.
"Daaaaadd, stop eavesdropping!" Matt jumps to his feet and grabs his keys from the nightstand. "That's it, I'm taking you home. We'll never find any peace around here."
I can't stop laughing. — Miranda Kenneally