"I slide into the booth and Ryle leans over and kisses me on the

cheek." (p.152)

​Booth

"The waiter returns with a dessert cart." (p.153)

​Dessert Cart

"The waiter returns with a dessert cart." (p.153)

​Waiter

"The chef gives all expectant

mothers dessert on the house,” he says." (p.153)

​Chef

"The chef gives all expectant

mothers dessert on the house,” he says." (p.153)

​On the house

"We pick out three desserts for the table. The four of us spend the

time waiting for it to be served discussing baby names." (p.153)

​Dessert

"We pick out three desserts for the table. The four of us spend the

time waiting for it to be served discussing baby names." (p.153)

​Serve

"The chef. The owner.

Sometimes waiter, sometimes dishwasher. He gives a new meaning to

hands-on.” (page 153)

​Hands-on

(adjective) doing something yourself rather than just talking about it or telling other people to do it E.G. She's very much a hands-on manager.

"I muster enough of a smile to get me by. “It was an accident.” (page 153)

​E: muster

(verb) If you muster something such as support, strength, or energy, you gather as much of it as you can in order to do something.E.G. She managed to muster the courage to ask him to the cinema.

"His words sting. I immediately try to reach around him for the

door, but he grabs my wrist. “Leave him, Lily.” (page 155)

​E: sting

(verb) If someone's unkind remarks sting, they make you feel upset and annoyed: E.G. She knew he was right, but his words still stung.

"He pauses as if he’s about to say something to me. But his face just

twists into disappointment and he walks back out into the restaurant. (page 156)

​E: disappointment

(noun) the unhappiness or discouragement that results when your hopes or expectations have not been satisfied, or someone or something that is not as good as you had hoped or expected:

"I purse my lips together and wrap my arm over my chest, grabbing

at my elbow. “Yes. That’s why I didn’t want to go back, Ryle. I didn’t

want to run into him.” (page 158)

​E: purse

(verb) if you purse your lips, you bring them together tightly into a small circle, especially to show disapproval or doubt

"I pull my keys out of my purse and he walks up to me and snatches

them from my hand. Again, I follow him, this time to my car." (page 157)

​E: snatch

(verb) to take something away from someone with a quick, often violent, movement SYN grab

The thief snatched her purse and ran.

"I fold my arms together and drop my

voice. “We both grew up in abusive households. He saw my face and

your hand and . . . he was just worried for me. That’s all it was.”(page 158)

​E: fold

(verb) to bend your arms so that they rest together against your body

"I fold my arms together and drop my

voice. “We both grew up in abusive households. He saw my face and

your hand and . . . he was just worried for me. That’s all it was.”(page 158)

​E: drop

(verb) to reduce the level or amount of something