Grumpy X Sunshine Books Novels & Stories

I knew this because Sean had made fun of him in front of me one day, and Chris had blushed and told him to shut up. “I’m proud of you, sweetheart. Your idea is working like gangbusters,” Grampa said, squeezing my shoulder affectionately. We took turns ringing up customers and helping people find the books they were looking for. If the next couple of Saturdays were like this, we would quickly clear out that inventory. “Thanks, Grampa. I’m proud of you, too,” I said. He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me in for a side hug. “Life might have thrown us a few curveballs, but we’re still making it happen. We might not always like the results, but that’s okay. Life is about adjusting and compro

My heart was close to bursting, it felt so full. Grumpy pulled me from my stool and pulled me up into his arms. Rested his head against mine as he mumbled words into my hair. I clung to him as my life rewrote itself in my mind. "We have much to learn, my child. Are you well?" Ari asked. I nodded as I curled my arms around Grumpy one last time. I pulled back. Kissed his lips softly. "Yeah," I looked back at Ari. "I'm good."

In those beautiful, puppy-like eyes, a cold glint flickered. "Xandra, who would even want you after you break up with me?"

I had no clue if Sunny would even recognize it. It was a pleasant surprise when Sunny hugged the elephant to her and flashed a huge smile—the biggest one I’d contributed to since I’d been back. Her eyes turned to slits as the beautiful grin spread even wider across her face. Carys had admitted that she’d stopped playing the Bee Gees album for Sunny after I left, so I knew she hadn’t heard that song in a long time. Whether she remembered it from before or not, she was sure as hell connecting to it now. Maybe one day she’d connect to me again, too. Charles and his kids presented their gift next: a gigantic stack of children’s books. Charles began reading off the titles, one of which was Monkey