Very tenderly, he asks, “Willow, can I hug you?” I nod. It might be our last hug for a really long while. Garrison tucks a flyaway hair behind my ear, and then he wraps his arms around my body. I coil mine around his frame, my arms feather-light still, but his embrace carries warmth and extra pressure that dizzies my senses. I hold tighter than before, my fingers gripping the fabric of his hoodie. Don’t go yet. Please don’t go yet.I’m picturing my life without him, and it’s so much lonelier than before. Garrison tilts and lowers his head to whisper against my ear. “You’re still my girl.” And then, without a single pause, Garrison Abbey kisses my cheek. His lips leave a fiery imprint, and my body solidifies like hardened magma.
it’s an absolute crime that you didn’t include the cover image
In case anyone was curious, it’s because insects aren’t listed under the endangered species act, so they looked at the list of species that are to see what category they could fit them into and they chose fish. Because sometimes fish are invertebrates and so are bees, therefore bees are fish.
