When We Grow Up
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He laughed. "Thanks, Rose. I'm still marrying you."
I rolled my eyes. "You're really excited about that, aren't you?"
"Yeah."
"Well, we're not getting married now. We'll get married when we grow up."
Rose Lively hasn't seen her childhood friend, Gabriel Fayne, in fourteen years. Now, their families have decided to spend an entire summer together at the beach, and upon meeting her old friend, Rosie's shocked out of her wits.
He was no longer the sweet, caring boy she knew. Now, Gabriel's a complete jerk, polite to everyone but her, which drives her insane. What did she ever do to him?
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