"'What are we waiting for?'  The words hung in the air for a moment, and I wondered if he knew what I meant.  I was still tiptoeing, not daring to cross the friendship line.'"
-The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord

"I weighed it in my mind for the thousandth time: the fluttering in my chest versus the shattering possibility of destroying our friendship.

And even though I rolled my eyes, I made my way toward him."
-The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord