I just…I wanted to say thank you. For trying to save Finley and for…I don’t know. Being nicer to us than you had to be.”
I smiled at her, and for a second, we did that “are we gonna hug?” dance, both of us moving in and out, our arms held at our sides. Good to know awkwardness apparently ran in the family. In the end, we just kind of patted each other’s shoulders before Izzy went back downstairs, and I headed into my room.

Author: Rachel Hawkins