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Impulsive, fun adventures aren’t Audrey Van coded at all. Overthinking and staying in my comfort zone? That’s where I’ve lived the past twenty-seven years, and it’s also why I push the accelerator again … carefully, of course.

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Gray chuckles.
-That asshole in front of you is Brooks Dempsey. He’s been my best friend since we were kids. I didn’t know he was going to be there, and he didn’t know you were going to be there. Not that I’m sure that would’ve stopped him. But this is a series of unfortunate events.

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-Well, the order is important,- I say. -What if I hadn’t been a great-looking guy with a fairly strong moral compass? What would your survival skills have told you to do then?
She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear and blushes.
-I suppose if you were a stranger with a lack of a moral compass, I would’ve tried to have a rational conversation with you.
-Yeah. I totally got that rational conversation vibe from your screams of bloody murder. Nailed it.
-Humans are born with the capacity to be empathetic, and I like to believe that everyone is good at their core,” she says sweetly.
-That’s how people die.

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-Nie, Marek Aureliusz był stoikiem – mówi. -Skłaniam się bardziej ku Arystotelesowi – zazwyczaj. Zamiast myśleć o życiu jako o czymś, co trzeba znosić, wolę myśleć o nim jako o czymś, co można kształtować. Możesz stworzyć życie, które daje ci przestrzeń do rozkwitu, zamiast po prostu grać kartami, które trzymasz w ręku.
Wow .
-Więc masz urodę i inteligencję, co? To zabójcze połączenie.

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The dynamic between the three of us has changed a lot lately. Gianna and Astrid have found their soul mates and are living their happiest and best lives ever—and I couldn’t be more thrilled for them. But I also couldn’t be more bummed for me.

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As a kid, Dad ensured our home life was in constant turmoil. Whether he was dealing drugs, buying stolen merchandise, or spending all our money on God knows what, nothing was ever calm. Mom busted her ass working two or three jobs a day to ensure I had something to eat, and water would run from the tap. Most of the time, anyway.

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-Boxers who overthink situations hesitate, and hesitation gets them hit.
My pulse kicks into overdrive.
-What are you getting at?
-I’m just saying that if that list over there is yours, and it’s a list of stuff you want to do, then you should stop thinking about it and do it before it’s too late.- He shrugs. -Life has a way of smashing you in the face if you wait too long. And your nose is too cute to be broken.