melissa's Reviews > Someone Like You

2.25⭐️
When I went to put the rest of the tacos in the fridge out in the living room, he panicked. “Don’t leave me,” he whispered harshly.
“I’ll be right back, Isaac, I promise. Okay? I’m just putting these in the fridge. I’ll be back in thirty seconds. Can you count them for me?” I gripped the nape of his neck and pulled him toward me so I could kiss his forehead, and he nodded against my lips. “Good. I’m so fucking proud of you, sweetheart. You’re doing such a good job. Count for me,” I said, getting up and walking backwards out of the room so he could see my face. My eyes. There was fear in his eyes, but he started counting, and I was back before he got to fifteen.

I liked the beginning, when they got together I lost interest

A word slicing across the side of his thumb. I brought his hand closer to read it and realized it was two words. Take notice I looked up again, and Brody already knew what I was going to ask. “My mom used to tell me that. When she felt like I was too in my own head or having a hard time appreciating things, or when things were hard in general. She’d say, ‘Take notice of all the beauty that surrounds you at any given time. Take notice, because it’s always there, waiting for you to acknowledge it.’”