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How to Love

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Veronica Polanski is as cold as they come. At least, that's what she'd have you believe. After all, it's easier to deal with things when people believe that you're stony and emotionless. Following her mother's death, she's left to deal with helping run the family's mortuary business, deal with her emotionally unavailable father, clean up the aftermath of her cousin's mistakes, and try to keep her own head above water in a sea of anxiety. Suddenly, her best friend and brother drop the bomb of a lifetime, and Veronica's world is sent spiraling again as she finds that every support system she depends on has been flooded with drama. But by some stroke of luck, she meets Jake Damon, a nice, good-looking guy, and he seems to be everything Veronica needs. But can Jake melt our very own ice princess? And what happens when his own secrets come to light?
  1. He's Oh-So Good
    “I think that ‘wow’ doesn’t do him justice.”
  2. Ditched Out on a Party When You Were in a Sick State
    “Beer pong is one of my many talents. You can add that to my résumé.”
  3. You Told Me, "Think About It"
    “Just be careful around her. She’s notorious for ensuring short employments.”
  4. So I Cross My Heart and I Hope to Die
    “That’s one ugly bitch of a spider.”
  5. Take All the Courage You Have Left
    “Please do not tell me that you fired that kid already.”
  6. Anything Goes, but Don't Blink
    “The only people that ever like me anyway are either mentally disturbed guys or other girls.”
  7. You Act so Taxed, Relax
    "I want applesauce, you twat. How hard is that to remember?”
  8. I Wanna Hold Your Hand so Tight, I'm Gonna Break my Wrist
    “I’ll be your study buddy under the condition of no hand-holding.”
  9. You Should be Ashamed
    “Hot damn. How do you look at him without melting?”
  10. You Felt it Once Before, I Know You Did
    “And are you willing to call it a date, or are we still non-date dating?”
  11. What's a Game of Chance to You, to Him is One of Real Skill
    "You’re allowed to let down your walls sometimes and just say things.”
  12. You Make Me Glow, but I Cover Up
    “We’re all obviously old enough to get in. He’s a pimply-faced fifteen year old *** on a power trip.”
  13. Put Aside the Math and the Logic of It
    "Name three friends that you even have."
  14. Do You Know I'm Yours?
    “I don’t think there’s a Facebook option for that.”
  15. God, I'm Sick of Sleeping Alone
    "Is this going anywhere fast? I need to pee."
  16. Remember When We'd Stay Up Late and We'd Talk All Night?
    "You just remind me of your mom, that's all. Same smile."
  17. Let Me Set it Straight, I've Done Some Shit
    "That is a face made for sitting on."
  18. Tell Me One Thing
    “Veronica, she sees tons of lady parts a day. I highly doubt that yours stuck out to her.”
  19. He Makes Me Shine like Diamonds
    “You make Christmas and birthdays a nightmare.”
  20. As I'm Dreaming of Your Face
    "You should be sorry. I owe Matthew fifty bucks now."
  21. I Don't Wanna Take up All Your Time
    “Honestly, all I see is visions of the car flipping over on the road.”
  22. With Every Touch You Fixed Them
    "But honestly, I was just trying to get to second base right now."
  23. I See Truth Somewhere in Your Eyes
    “If you’re about to tell me that Khloe is not your favorite Kardashian, we cannot be friends anymore.”
  24. I've Never Loved Someone so Much
    “Please don’t say that you’re starting a cardboard box company.”
  25. Be Forever with my Poison Arms Around You
    “Just make sure you keep your hands out of your pants, or I’m gonna have to revoke your Netflix privileges.”
  26. It’s the Way that he Makes You Fall in Love
    “It’s not quite a gag, it’s more like a guttural hurl."
  27. You're Chasing Picket Fences
    “How about I just buy you ten tacos instead?”
  28. A Love No One Could Deny
    “It’s going to look like Goddamn Christmas when I stand up.”
  29. Is Mercury in Retrograde?
    "This tastes like ash and nasty."
  30. I Believe in We, I Believe in You and Me
    “One day I’m gonna be able to tell Dad that you’re not a douche bag, but today just doesn’t seem to be that day.”
  31. Written in These Walls are the Stories That I Can't Explain
    “*** you, I have to burn this shirt now!”