How many men are stupid enough to dump two Emerson girls?” Dad asked. “Too bad we’re not mobbed up. We could have his body dumped in the Farmington River.

“And so I make a pact with the devil, or in this case, my mommy.”

“Love gets used up, Chastity. If it's not returned, it gets used up.”

“I had to get over [him]. For months now, a stone had been sitting on my heart. …”

“Then he slid his hand into my hair and pulled me closer, and when he kissed me,…”