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By the Sea

Katherine McIntyre

Top 10 Best Quotes

“That’s me, keeping things bitchy from open to close.” I turned around and gave him my customer service smile.”

“Because if I fell any deeper for the way his eyes crinkled with his smile or his habit of tapping on his nose to emphasize a point, my ship would be sunk.”

“Too late; my awkwardness had already made an unforgettable appearance, so, of course, I couldn’t be let off the hook.”

“The tides rolled up to crash against the shore while we sat feet from one another with the remnants of all we’d left unsaid driving us apart.”

“Like a rollercoaster, my mind had climbed its way to the top—only to witness how far there was to fall. And like a coaster, the second the fear hit, my stomach plummeted with the drop.”

“Despite the sea being wild and the waves rolling away from the shore, the tide always returns.”

“Flirt with the old ladies and you’ll be fine,” I muttered, shoving my stuff into the cubby. He hung his green hoodie on the hooks right beside me. “Is that how you get by?” “Doesn’t work on the old ladies for me, but the old men on the other hand?” I paused and glanced at my nails. “Yeah, doesn’t work on them either.”

“From the way his face lit with curiosity to the slight tilt of his jaw, even the lingering scent of brine and breeze gave him away.”

“You’re like an oceanic Lassie.” My grin twitched on my face, threatening to tumble over into laughter again.”

“What bothered me the most was the hesitation in his voice when he said that— like he was running out of time.”

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