Bad Habits Box Set

Happy Birthday” as Lily brought out his cake, topped with twenty-eight candle

I leaned in and gave him a hug, holding my breath so I wouldn’t breathe him in. “Happy birthday, Tricky.”

His hand slipped around my waist, bringing our bodies flush for a brief moment.

she?”

I sighed. “Neither do I. I want to want her. I want to hurt and pay for my mistakes. I want her to punish me just as much as I want her to forgive me, but tha

me, when it’s in your face, that’s the last thing you’re thinking about. The piercing makes it look fierce enough.”

be a pro skater at twenty-six,

aside from the flashes of jealousy. I’d resisted the urge to pull a movie scene hero move and hop the bar to kiss some sense into he

was so warm. I nuzzled into Patrick’s neck and sighed, and his arms tightened around me in answer.

Sometimes you find yourself at a crossroad, and the path you choose determines everything — when you find love or lose it, if you live or die

See, the reason why I love a good romance is that life sucks. It’s harsh and cruel and ugly. Only the lucky ones get their happy endings, like my parents, or Lily and West. But that was the standard I held love to.

alarm — but I didn’t know if what he felt went deeper than that.