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"do you need something?"
"you"

the first 10% were a pain in the ass. you guys weren’t playing around when you said the inner monologue is torturous. aiden isn’t really the most.. talkative guy. but after that??? it got really good. seeing aiden pine after she quit felt like a reward. the way he showed up at her apartment multiple times and literally begged for her to come back???

"i don't want someone new. i want you" 💗💕💞💕

they were both so understanding towards each other, he got her nightlights because she's scared of the dark and SHE GOT HIM A PUPPY 🥹 and can we talk about how oblivious this man is, or at least he pretends to be, i loved how women flirted with him right in front of vanessa and he just goes "she's my wife" 👏🏼

ah... how the turns have tabled.. one day she was the one asking him if anything was wrong, the next day he is complaining why she stopped calling him nicknames

"you're being weird with me.
you haven't called me big guy or given me hell"

i liked how their relationship evolved, it was the slowest slowburn but i didn’t really mind it to be honest. i don’t know how mariana zapata did it, but i knew exactly what aiden thought the entire time without needing his pov. he was supportive and so protective oh my god i need aiden graves in my life 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍��

"touch my wife again, and i'll break
every bone in your goddamn body"

i loved vanessa‘s relationship with zac and diana, the whole book in general just was so realistic & relatable 🤌🏼

�� to explain my rating, i did enjoy the book.. but will i remember it in a couple of months? probably not. BUT the writing is really good and, again, i don't know how mz did it, but it never felt boring to read aiden's and vanessa's story

also her name is vanessa & her birthday is march third.
is she me???