“I went to Costco,” she says, and she grins.
I say bye to Vita and scratch Oscar under his doggie chin, then zip up my hoodie—it’s colder in the mornings now, the lake breeze tempting fall—and pick up my shoulder bag, doing one last mental double check for anything I might have missed. There were two texts on my phone when I woke up today: a pattern from this summer, maybe, but instead of twin missives from either Donnelly brother this morning, they were from Imogen and Roisin—good luck! and can’t wait!
“Ready to go?” my mom asks me, a hand on my arm as we stand in the driveway. I glance up at the lilac Victorian, then higher at the treetops. The sun is warm and yellow-feeling on the back of my neck.
“I am,” I tell her, and smile. I squeeze her hand once before we get into the car.
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Acknowledgments
Oh, hey, this does not get any easier the second time. So many people make it possible for me to do this thing that I love so hugely, and every last one of you holds my heart and truest gratitude:
To Alessandra Balzer, for your keen vision and steady guidance—you make me want to be a better man, and by “man,” I mean “writer who is not in fact a man.” To Caroline Sun, Ali Lisnow, Emilie Polster, and every other gorgeous soul at Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, for your tireless energy and general wonderfulness. I’m so honored to play for this team.
To Josh Bank, Joelle Hobeika, Sara Shandler, and everyone at Alloy: I honestly just love the shit out of you. You’re champions of the world.
To Christa Desir and Julie Murphy, for your fearlessness; to Court Stevens, for your heart; to Jasmine Warga, for your insight and encouragement on these pages.
To the Fourteenery, who make sure I am never alone.
To Rachel Hutchinson, best and most, always and always.
To all the Cotugnos, for launching me onto this delicious, unbelievable flight path, and all the Collerans for giving me a safe place to land.
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About the Author
KATIE COTUGNO is a 2011 Pushcart Prize nominee whose work has appeared in Mississippi Review, Apalachee Review, Iowa Review, and Argestes, among other literary magazines. Her first novel was How to Love, which Entertainment Weekly called “a vibrant, sparkling narrative of first love and second chances.” You can visit Katie online at www.katiecotugno.com.
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Copyright
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