So_AV0 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ it_PNP ._SENT August_NP0 kind_NN1 of_PRF knew_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC now_AV0 she_PNP knows_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 do_VDI this_DT0 and_CJC have_VHB a_AT0 crush_NN1 on_PRP Jane_NP0 at_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 time_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ fine_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ only_AJ0 that_CJT August_NP0 used_VM0 to_TO0 love_VVI Say_VVB Anything_PNI before_PRP life_NN1 intervened_VVD to_TO0 make_VVI her_PNP hate_VVB everything_PNI ,_PUN and_CJC Jane_NP0 is_VBZ the_AT0 first_ORD person_NN1 to_TO0 ever_AV0 make_VVI her_PNP feel_VVI all_DT0 John-Cusack-and-Ione-Skye_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 big_AJ0 deal_NN1 that_CJT Jane_NP0 's_POS hand_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 perfect_AJ0 size_NN1 to_TO0 brace_VVI against_PRP August_NP0 's_POS waist_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC that_CJT when_CJS Jane_NP0 looks_VVZ at_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN she_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 look_VVI back_AVP because_CJS her_DPS heart_NN1 starts_VVZ doing_VDG things_NN2 so_AV0 big_AJ0 and_CJC loud_AJ0 that_CJT the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF her_PNP can_VM0 barely_AV0 hold_VVI the_AT0 size_NN1 and_CJC sound_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP 'll_VM0 live_VVI ._SENT 
The_AT0 bottom_AJ0 line_NN1 :_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 chance_NN1 ._SENT Even_AV0 if_CJS somehow_AV0 Jane_NP0 feels_VVZ the_AT0 same_DT0 ,_PUN August_NP0 has_VHZ a_AT0 deadline_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 help_VVI Jane_NP0 figure_VVI out_AVP who_PNQ she_PNP is_VBZ ,_PUN how_AVQ she_PNP got_VVD stuck_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC how_AVQ to_TO0 get_VVI her_PNP out_AVP ._SENT 
And_CJC if_CJS she_PNP manages_VVZ to_TO0 pull_VVI that_DT0 off_AVP ,_PUN Jane_NP0 's_VBZ not_XX0 exactly_AV0 here_AV0 permanently_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 exactly_AV0 here_AV0 at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT And_CJC ,_PUN well_AV0 ,_PUN August_NP0 has_VHZ never_AV0 truly_AV0 had_VHD her_DPS heart_NN1 broken_VVN before_PRP ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP 's_VBZ pretty_AV0 sure_AJ0 that_CJT falling_VVG in_PRP love_NN1 with_PRP someone_PNI only_AV0 to_TO0 send_VVI them_PNP back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 1970s_CRD would_VM0 ,_PUN as_PRP first_ORD heartbreaks_NN2 go_VVB ,_PUN win_VVB the_AT0 Fuck_VVB You_PNP Up_PRP Olympics_NN2 ._SENT 
Anyway_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP can_VM0 compartmentalize_VVI ._SENT She_PNP spent_VVD her_DPS childhood_NN1 getting_VVG paid_VVN in_PRP Happy_AJ0 Meals_NN2 to_TO0 break_VVI into_PRP people_NN0 's_POS personal_AJ0 archives_NN2 and_CJC pretending_VVG that_DT0 was_VBD normal_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP can_VM0 pretend_VVI she_PNP 's_VBZ never_AV0 thought_VVN about_PRP Jane_NP0 holding_VVG her_DPS hand_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 cute_AJ0 East_NN1 Village_NN1 brownstone_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 West_NP0 Elm_NN1 sofa_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 wine_NN1 fridge_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 crush_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP decides_VVZ ,_PUN is_VBZ just_AV0 not_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 work_VVI for_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
Which_DTQ means_VVZ ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 next_ORD time_NN1 August_NP0 steps_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 Q_ZZ0 ,_PUN Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB I_PNP should_VM0 kiss_VVI you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
It_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 start_VVI that_DT0 way_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP starts_VVZ with_PRP August_NP0 ,_PUN too_AV0 busy_AJ0 thinking_NN1 about_PRP not_XX0 thinking_VVG about_PRP Jane_NP0 to_TO0 check_VVI the_AT0 weather_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 's_POS freak_AJ0 thunderstorm_NN1 ,_PUN slipping_VVG in_PRP her_DPS own_DT0 puddle_NN1 of_PRF rainwater_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Whoa_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN catching_VVG her_PNP under_PRP the_AT0 elbow_NN1 before_CJS she_PNP hits_VVZ the_AT0 subway_NN1 floor_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Who_PNQ tried_VVD to_TO0 drown_VVI you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 fucking_AJ0 MTA_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ August_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN letting_VVG Jane_NP0 help_VVI her_PNP to_PRP her_DPS feet_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP pushes_VVZ her_DPS sopping_AJ0 hair_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF her_DPS eyes_NN2 ,_PUN blinking_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 raindrops_NN2 on_PRP her_DPS glasses_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Twenty-minute_AJ0 delay_NN1 on_PRP an_AT0 outdoor_AJ0 platform_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP want_VVB me_PNP dead_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
August_NP0 takes_VVZ off_AVP her_DPS glasses_NN2 and_CJC desperately_AV0 checks_VVZ herself_PNX for_PRP a_AT0 single_AJ0 dry_AJ0 inch_NN1 of_PRF fabric_NN1 to_TO0 wipe_VVI them_PNP on_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN pulling_VVG up_AVP the_AT0 tail_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS shirt_NN1 ._SENT August_NP0 sees_VVZ the_AT0 smooth_AJ0 skin_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS stomach_NN1 ,_PUN hints_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 secret_AJ0 tattoo_NN1 spilling_VVG up_AVP over_PRP her_DPS waistband_NN1 on_PRP one_CRD hip_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC forgets_VVZ to_TO0 breathe_VVI ._SENT Jane_NP0 takes_VVZ her_DPS glasses_NN2 to_TO0 wipe_VVI off_AVP the_AT0 lenses_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 come_VVI today_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 ,_PUN "_PUQ August_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP adds_VVZ quickly_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ We_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN making_VVG good_AJ0 progress_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jane_NP0 looks_VVZ up_AVP ,_PUN halfway_AV0 grinning_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC stops_VVZ ,_PUN August_NP0 's_POS glasses_NN2 still_AV0 in_PRP her_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN wow_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ softly_AV0 ._SENT 
August_NP0 blinks_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ —_PUN without_PRP your_DPS glasses_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 wet_AJ0 hair_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP hands_VVZ them_PNP back_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC her_DPS eyes_NN2 ,_PUN distant_AJ0 and_CJC a_AT0 little_AV0 dazed_AJ0 ,_PUN do_VDB n't_XX0 leave_VVI August_NP0 's_POS face_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP got_VVD a_AT0 flash_NN1 of_PRF something_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ A_AT0 memory_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Sort_NN1 of_PRF ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Like_PRP a_AT0 half_DT0 memory_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP reminded_VVD me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ August_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ is_VBZ it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ A_AT0 kiss_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 —_PUN I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 remember_VVI exactly_AV0 where_AVQ I_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN or_CJC who_PNQ she_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN but_CJC when_CJS you_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 remember_VVI the_AT0 rain_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ August_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP 'd_VM0 take_VVI a_AT0 note_NN1 if_CJS her_DPS notebook_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 completely_AV0 soaked_VVN ._SENT Also_AV0 if_CJS she_PNP thought_VVD she_PNP was_VBD steady_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 hold_VVI a_AT0 pen_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ ,_PUN uh_ITJ ,_PUN what_DTQ else_AV0 can_VM0 you_PNP remember_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Jane_NP0 chews_VVZ on_PRP her_DPS bottom_AJ0 lip_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP had_VHD long_AJ0 hair_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP yours_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC maybe_AV0 blond_AJ0 ?_SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ weird_AJ0 ,_PUN like_AV0 —_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 movie_NN1 I_PNP saw_VVD ,_PUN except_CJS I_PNP know_VVB it_PNP happened_VVD to_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN because_CJS I_PNP remember_VVB her_DPS wet_AJ0 hair_NN1 stuck_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS neck_NN1 and_CJC how_AVQ I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 peel_VVI it_PNP off_AVP so_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 kiss_VVI her_PNP there_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jesus_NP0 Christ_NP0 ._SENT 
Life-ruining_AJ0 descriptions_NN2 of_PRF things_NN2 Jane_NP0 can_VM0 do_VDI with_PRP her_DPS mouth_NN1 aside_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP does_VDZ present_VVI a_AT0 ..._PUN possibility_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 fastest_AJS way_NN1 to_TO0 recover_VVI Jane_NP0 's_POS memories_NN2 has_VHZ been_VBN to_TO0 make_VVI her_DPS smell_NN1 or_CJC hear_VVB or_CJC touch_VVB something_PNI from_PRP her_DPS past_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB how_AVQ we_PNP did_VDD the_AT0 thing_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 bagels_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN apparently_AV0 thinking_VVG the_AT0 same_DT0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC the_AT0 music_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 sensory_AJ0 stuff_NN1 ?_SENT If_CJS I_PNP —_PUN if_CJS we_PNP —_PUN can_VM0 re-create_VVI how_AVQ that_DT0 moment_NN1 felt_VVD ,_PUN maybe_AV0 I_PNP can_VM0 remember_VVI the_AT0 rest_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jane_NP0 looks_VVZ around_AVP —_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 slow_AJ0 day_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 Q_ZZ0 ,_PUN only_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 people_NN0 at_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 end_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 car_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB you_PNP want_VVI to_TO0 —_PUN you_PNP could_VM0 try_VVI ,_PUN um_ITJ ,_PUN touching_VVG my_DPS neck_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ August_NP0 offers_VVZ lamely_AV0 ,_PUN hating_VVG herself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ For_PRP ,_PUN like_VVB ,_PUN research_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Maybe_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC it_PNP was_VBD ..._PUN it_PNP was_VBD in_PRP an_AT0 alley_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP had_VHD ducked_VVN out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 rain_NN1 into_PRP an_AT0 alley_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP were_VBD laughing_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 kissed_VVN her_PNP yet_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN thinking_VVG about_PRP it_PNP for_PRP weeks_NN2 ._SENT So_AV0 —_PUN "_PUQ She_PNP turns_VVZ distractedly_AV0 toward_PRP the_AT0 empty_AJ0 back_NN1 wall_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 car_NN1 ,_PUN next_ORD to_PRP the_AT0 emergency_NN1 exit_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ August_NP0 follows_VVZ ,_PUN wet_AJ0 sneakers_NN2 squelching_VVG unattractively_AV0 ._SENT 
Jane_NP0 turns_VVZ to_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN drags_VVZ two_CRD fingers_NN2 across_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 look_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS face_NN1 is_VBZ intent_AJ0 ,_PUN like_CJS she_PNP 's_VBZ holding_VVG the_AT0 memory_NN1 tight_AJ0 in_PRP her_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN transposing_VVG it_PNP over_PRP the_AT0 present_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP grabs_VVZ August_NP0 by_PRP the_AT0 wrist_NN1 ,_PUN backing_VVG her_PNP into_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 car_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC ,_PUN oh_ITJ shit_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ She_PNP was_VBD leaning_VVG against_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 explains_VVZ simply_AV0 ._SENT 
August_NP0 feels_VVZ her_DPS shoulders_NN2 hit_VVD smooth_AJ0 metal_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC in_PRP a_AT0 panic_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP imagines_VVZ bricks_NN2 scraping_VVG against_PRP her_DPS back_NN1 instead_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 sky_NN1 instead_AV0 of_PRF handrails_NN2 and_CJC flickering_AJ0 fixtures_NN2 ,_PUN herself_PNX with_PRP any_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF grace_NN1 to_TO0 survive_VVI this_DT0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ August_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP and_CJC Jane_NP0 have_VHB been_VBN pressed_VVN closer_AV0 than_CJS this_DT0 during_PRP commuter_NN1 rushes_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ never_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 once_AV0 ,_PUN felt_VVN like_PRP this_DT0 ._SENT She_PNP tips_VVZ her_DPS chin_NN1 up_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Like_PRP this_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT Her_DPS voice_NN1 hushed_VVD ._SENT She_PNP must_VM0 be_VBI concentrating_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ Just_AV0 like_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
August_NP0 swallows_VVZ ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ almost_AV0 funny_AJ0 ,_PUN how_AVQ much_AV0 she_PNP 's_VBZ absolutely_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 die_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ And_CJC ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP put_VVD my_DPS hand_NN1 here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP leans_VVZ in_AVP and_CJC braces_VVZ one_CRD hand_NN1 against_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 next_ORD to_PRP August_NP0 's_POS head_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS body_NN1 heat_NN1 crackles_VVZ between_PRP them_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Like_PRP this_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Uh-huh_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ 
It_PNP 's_VBZ research_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ only_AV0 research_NN1 ._SENT Lie_VVB back_AVP and_CJC think_VVI of_PRF the_AT0 fucking_AJ0 Dewey_NP0 Decimal_NN1 System_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ And_CJC I_PNP leaned_VVD in_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC I_PNP —_PUN "_PUQ 
Her_DPS other_AJ0 hand_NN1 ghosts_NN2 over_PRP August_NP0 's_POS throat_NN1 before_PRP sliding_VVG backward_AJ0 ,_PUN her_DPS thumb_NN1 grazing_VVG August_NP0 's_POS pulse_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC August_NP0 's_POS eyes_NN2 close_VVB on_PRP instinct_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP touches_VVZ August_NP0 's_POS hair_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS fingertips_NN2 and_CJC pulls_VVZ it_PNP gently_AV0 away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS neck_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 cool_AJ0 air_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 shock_NN1 to_PRP her_DPS skin_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Is_VBZ —_PUN is_VBZ it_PNP helping_VVG ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Hang_VVB on_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Can_VM0 I_PNP —_PUN ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ August_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT It_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 matter_VVI what_DTQ the_AT0 question_NN1 is_VBZ ._SENT 
Jane_NP0 makes_VVZ a_AT0 small_AJ0 sound_NN1 ,_PUN ducks_NN2 her_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 's_VBZ breath_NN1 against_PRP August_NP0 's_POS bare_AJ0 skin_NN1 ,_PUN close_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 mimic_VVI the_AT0 gesture_NN1 but_CJC only_AV0 just_AV0 not_XX0 making_VVG contact_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ somehow_AV0 worse_AJC than_CJS a_AT0 kiss_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ more_AV0 intimate_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 silent_AJ0 promise_NN1 that_CJT she_PNP could_VM0 if_CJS she_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 ,_PUN and_CJC August_NP0 would_VM0 let_VVI her_PNP ,_PUN if_CJS they_PNP both_AV0 wanted_VVD the_AT0 same_DT0 thing_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 way_NN1 ._SENT 
Jane_NP0 's_POS lips_NN2 skim_VVB August_NP0 's_POS skin_NN1 when_CJS she_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Jenny_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
August_NP0 opens_VVZ her_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Jenny_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN drawing_VVG back_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Her_DPS name_NN1 was_VBD Jenny_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD a_AT0 block_NN1 from_PRP my_DPS apartment_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Where_AVQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 remember_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP frowns_VVZ and_CJC adds_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB I_PNP should_VM0 kiss_VVI you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
August_NP0 's_POS mind_NN1 goes_VVZ searingly_AV0 blank_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP —_PUN what_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB almost_AV0 there_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC fuck_VVB if_CJS August_NP0 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 suppress_VVI a_AT0 shiver_NN1 at_PRP those_DT0 words_NN2 in_PRP that_DT0 voice_NN1 from_PRP that_DT0 soft_AJ0 mouth_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 if_CJS you_PNP —_PUN "_PUQ August_NP0 clears_VVZ her_DPS throat_NN1 and_CJC tries_VVZ again_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP think_VVB that_CJT if_CJS you_PNP —_PUN if_CJS you_PNP kiss_VVB me_PNP —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'll_VM0 remember_VVI ,_PUN yeah_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ looking_VVG at_PRP August_NP0 with_PRP a_AT0 precise_AJ0 kind_NN1 of_PRF interest_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 like_CJS she_PNP 's_VBZ thinking_VVG about_PRP a_AT0 kiss_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC more_AV0 like_VVB she_PNP 's_VBZ focusing_VVG hard_AV0 on_PRP an_AT0 objective_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP happens_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 disastrously_AV0 good_AJ0 look_NN1 on_PRP her_PNP ._SENT Her_DPS jaw_NN1 goes_VVZ all_DT0 jutty_AJ0 and_CJC angular_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC August_NP0 wants_VVZ to_TO0 give_VVI her_PNP anything_PNI she_PNP wants_VVZ and_CJC then_AV0 change_VVB her_DPS own_DT0 name_NN1 and_CJC skip_VVB the_AT0 continent_NN1 ._SENT 
Jane_NP0 's_VBZ watching_VVG her_DPS face_NN1 ,_PUN tracking_VVG a_AT0 raindrop_NN1 that_CJT rolls_VVZ from_PRP her_DPS hairline_NN1 to_PRP her_DPS chin_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC August_NP0 knows_VVZ ,_PUN she_PNP knows_VVZ ,_PUN if_CJS she_PNP does_VDZ this_DT0 ,_PUN she_PNP 's_VBZ never_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 stop_VVI thinking_VVG about_PRP it_PNP for_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 un-kiss_VVI the_AT0 most_AV0 impossible_AJ0 person_NN1 you_PNP 've_VHB ever_AV0 met_VVN ._SENT She_PNP 's_VBZ never_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 forget_VVI what_DTQ that_DT0 tastes_NN2 like_VVB ._SENT 
But_CJC Jane_NP0 looks_VVZ hopeful_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC August_NP0 wants_VVZ to_TO0 help_VVI ._SENT And_CJC ,_PUN well_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP believes_VVZ in_PRP in-depth_AJ0 ,_PUN hands-on_AJ0 evidence_NN1 gathering_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ all_DT0 ._SENT 
Compartmentalize_VVI ,_PUN August_NP0 tells_VVZ herself_PNX ._SENT For_PRP the_AT0 love_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 ,_PUN Landry_NP0 ._SENT Compartmentalize_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ August_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 bad_AJ0 idea_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP sure_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ gently_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 if_CJS you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI to_PRP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ not_XX0 —_PUN "_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ not_XX0 the_AT0 issue_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC if_CJS Jane_NP0 does_VDZ n't_XX0 know_VVI that_CJT by_PRP now_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP probably_AV0 never_AV0 will_VM0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 mind_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN visibly_AV0 relieved_AJ0 ._SENT God_NP0 ,_PUN she_PNP has_VHZ no_AT0 idea_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ August_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ For_PRP research_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ For_PRP research_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 agrees_VVZ ._SENT 
August_NP0 squares_VVZ her_DPS shoulders_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP research_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ should_VM0 I_PNP do_VDI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Can_VM0 you_PNP touch_VVI me_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ Jane_NP0 takes_VVZ one_PNI of_PRF August_NP0 's_POS hands_NN2 and_CJC holds_VVZ it_PNP to_PRP her_DPS chest_NN1 ,_PUN right_AV0 below_PRP the_AT0 hard_AJ0 line_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS collarbone_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Right_AV0 here_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ August_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN more_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 shaky_AJ0 exhale_NN1 than_CJS a_AT0 word_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Then_AV0 what_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Jane_NP0 's_VBZ leaning_VVG in_AVP ,_PUN taking_VVG advantage_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS height_NN1 to_TO0 bracket_VVI August_NP0 in_AVP ,_PUN burning_VVG so_AV0 hot_AJ0 that_CJT August_NP0 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 make_VVI sense_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 chill_NN1 sweeping_VVG up_AVP her_DPS spine_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 steady_AJ0 and_CJC beautiful_AJ0 and_CJC close_AJ0 ,_PUN too_AV0 close_AJ0 ,_PUN never_AV0 close_AJ0 enough_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC August_NP0 is_VBZ so_AV0 completely_AV0 ,_PUN irreversibly_AV0 ,_PUN spectacularly_AV0 screwed_VVN ._SENT 
"_PUQ And_CJC ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP kissed_VVD her_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 train_NN1 plunges_VVZ out_AVP of_PRF a_AT0 tunnel_NN1 and_CJC back_AVP into_PRP the_AT0 deafening_AJ0 rain_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Did_VDD she_PNP kiss_VVI you_PNP back_AVP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Jane_NP0 's_POS other_AJ0 hand_NN1 finds_VVZ its_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP August_NP0 's_POS waist_NN1 ,_PUN to_PRP the_AT0 place_NN1 that_CJT feels_VVZ designed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 profound_AJ0 unfairness_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 universe_NN1 to_TO0 fit_VVI it_PNP so_AV0 exactly_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ Jane_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN she_PNP did_VDD ._SENT "_PUQ 
And_CJC Jane_NP0 kisses_VVZ her_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 truth_NN1 about_PRP wanting_VVG someone_PNI to_TO0 kiss_VVI you_PNP for_PRP ages_NN2 is_VBZ ,_PUN it_PNP rarely_AV0 lives_VVZ up_AVP to_PRP whatever_DTQ you_PNP 've_VHB imagined_VVN ._SENT Real_AJ0 kisses_NN2 are_VBB messy_AJ0 ,_PUN awkward_AJ0 ,_PUN too_AV0 dry_AJ0 ,_PUN too_AV0 wet_AJ0 ,_PUN imperfect_AJ0 ._SENT August_NP0 learned_VVD years_NN2 ago_AV0 that_CJT movie_NN1 kisses_NN2 do_VDB n't_XX0 happen_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 best_AJS you_PNP can_VM0 hope_VVI for_PRP in_PRP a_AT0 first_ORD kiss_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO0 be_VBI kissed_VVN back_AVP ._SENT 
But_CJC then_AV0 ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ this_DT0 kiss_NN1 ._SENT 
There_EX0 's_VBZ Jane_NP0 's_POS hand_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS waist_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 rain_NN1 rushing_VVG down_AVP onto_PRP the_AT0 roof_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 train_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 half-remembered_AJ0 moment_NN1 pinned_VVN against_PRP a_AT0 brick_NN1 wall_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC this_DT0 kiss_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC August_NP0 could_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI imagined_VVN it_PNP would_VM0 feel_VVI like_PRP this_DT0 ._SENT 
Jane_NP0 's_POS mouth_NN1 is_VBZ soft_AJ0 but_CJC insistent_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC August_NP0 feels_VVZ the_AT0 press_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP in_PRP her_DPS body_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 place_NN1 much_AV0 too_AV0 close_AJ0 to_PRP her_DPS heart_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS looking_VVG at_PRP Jane_NP0 feels_VVZ like_PRP flowers_NN2 opening_VVG ,_PUN being_VBG kissed_VVN by_PRP her_PNP feels_VVZ heavier_AJC ,_PUN the_AT0 weight_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 body_NN1 that_CJT 'll_VM0 be_VBI gone_VVN by_PRP morning_NN1 settling_VVG into_PRP bed_NN1 beside_PRP her_PNP ._SENT It_PNP reminds_VVZ her_PNP of_PRF being_VBG homesick_AJ0 for_PRP months_NN2 and_CJC tasting_VVG something_PNI familiar_AJ0 and_CJC realizing_VVG it_PNP 's_VBZ even_AV0 better_AJC than_CJS you_PNP remember_VVB ,_PUN because_CJS it_PNP comes_VVZ with_PRP the_AT0 sweet_AJ0 gut_NN1 punch_NN1 of_PRF knowing_VVG and_CJC being_VBG known_VVN ._SENT It_PNP melts_VVZ in_PRP her_DPS mouth_NN1 like_PRP ice_NN1 cream_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 store_NN1 when_CJS she_PNP was_VBD eight_CRD ._SENT It_PNP aches_VVZ like_PRP a_AT0 brick_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 shin_NN1 ._SENT 
Jane_NP0 kisses_VVZ her_PNP and_CJC kisses_VVZ her_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC August_NP0 has_VHZ completely_AV0 lost_VVN track_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ this_DT0 was_VBD even_AV0 supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI about_AV0 ,_PUN because_CJS she_PNP 's_VBZ kissing_VVG Jane_NP0 back_AVP ,_PUN swiping_VVG her_DPS thumb_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 dip_NN1 of_PRF Jane_NP0 's_POS collarbone_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Jane_NP0 's_POS tongue_NN1 is_VBZ tracing_VVG the_AT0 soft_AJ0 seam_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS lips_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC August_NP0 's_POS mouth_NN1 is_VBZ falling_VVG open_AJ0 ._SENT Jane_NP0 's_POS hand_NN1 drops_VVZ from_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 to_TO0 brace_VVI against_PRP August_NP0 's_POS face_NN1 ,_PUN tangled_VVD up_AVP in_PRP her_DPS wet_AJ0 hair_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP 's_VBZ everywhere_AV0 and_CJC nowhere_AV0 —_PUN in_PRP her_DPS mouth_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP her_DPS waist_NN1 ,_PUN against_PRP her_DPS hips_NN2 ,_PUN touching_VVG too_AV0 much_AV0 for_PRP August_NP0 to_TO0 pretend_VVI this_DT0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 real_AJ0 to_PRP her_PNP but_CJC not_XX0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 know_VVI if_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ real_AJ0 to_PRP Jane_NP0 too_AV0 ._SENT 
