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Would it ever be enough? She didn’t want to think about this
ending, so she concentrated on the moment she had right now.
She grasped Dani’s shoulders and brought her in for another
toe curling, scalding kiss. Yes, Emily was going to do
everything she could to hang onto this. She was going to savor
this moment, like everyone talked about doing, and she was
going to hope she’d get another to savor and another. She was
going to fight for it if she had to. She wasn’t afraid. She
wouldn’t let herself be afraid. There was no place for fear,
because fear took beautiful moments and shattered them and
wrecked them, and this moment was far, far too amazing to
ever be broken.
Chapter 17
Emily
Emily was just sliding into her car after class when her phone
rang. She answered, locking the doors out of habit, but not
starting the car. It was her mom. She figured she’d be there a
while talking and there wasn’t any use in wasting gas.
“Emily?” Her mom sounded like it was a life-or-death
matter. It was still really, really nice to hear her voice and
Emily found herself close to tears.
“Mom,” she choked out. “I—how are you?”
“I’m fine.” Sandra’s tone was clipped. She was either in a
hurry or she was still angry. Maybe both. “Your father and I
would like it if you came back home. We can talk.”
Emily let out a long exhale. The window beside her fogged
up and she watched as the pattern shifted and changed,
eventually disappearing altogether. It was hot and wet in the
car, the NOLA humidity stealing inside. She was going to
have to cave and turn on the air conditioning so she didn’t
