The Things You Say

"You know," He starts, his voice low as we sit at the edge of the lake. The warm gusts of summer wind have gone, replaced by the cool breeze that plucked multicolored leaves off trees. The walk down here was hell and though I wanted to strangle him, I have to admit that I can see the night sky clearly from our vantage point. Tension hangs heavy in the air and when he leans in, my breath hitches. My eyes go wide and when his lips just barely brush against mine, I close my eyes, fully expecting him to kiss me before he chuckles. "I told you that you'd love this."

And of course, he ruins the moment with an 'I told you so'.

I groan, pushing him away as he laughs before crossing my arms. "Shut up, Miller."

. . .

When senior year starts, the outspoken Daniella expects to spend it the way she has the other three years of high school; alone, sleeping, and binging Twilight, but an old rumor being stirred up and a new neighbor puts Daniella in an awkward situation that results in her fake dating the school's golden boy, Nathen Miller.

She swears it wouldn't be so bad if he would just shut up sometimes.

He swears it wouldn't be so bad if she would just be nicer sometimes.

When the line between reality and fiction blur, leaving Daniella and Nate in a scramble to find out the right words to say before time runs out, they learn that words mean a lot more than once believed.