{"quotes":[{"text":"Do you ever lose the ego?” Westford asks me.“Yeah.” When his daughter kisses me, my ego flies out the window.","author":"Simone Elkeles","tags":["carlos-fuentes","conversation","ego","westford"],"id":31180,"author_id":"Simone+Elkeles"},{"text":"Girls like you want to cut guy's nuts off and hang 'em from your rearview mirror.","author":"Simone Elkeles","tags":["carlos-fuentes","humour","rules-of-attraction"],"id":80149,"author_id":"Simone+Elkeles"},{"text":"Dios mio, I think my brother lost his balls somewhere between here and Mexico. Or maybe Brittany has them zipped inside that fancy purse (of hers).","author":"Simone Elkeles","tags":["carlos-fuentes","humour","rules-of-attraction"],"id":83712,"author_id":"Simone+Elkeles"},{"text":"Look at me, chica.' When she does, I repeat, 'Eres hermosa.'What does it mean?'You're beautiful.","author":"Simone Elkeles","tags":["beautiful","carlos-fuentes","love","rules-of-attraction","sweet"],"id":105129,"author_id":"Simone+Elkeles"},{"text":"Next time I want to do something nice, slap me.","author":"Simone Elkeles","tags":["carlos-fuentes","humour","rules-of-attraction"],"id":114532,"author_id":"Simone+Elkeles"},{"text":"You’re not the only one in this relationship who loves achallenge,” he says. “And just so you know for the future, I like my double-chocolate chipcookies warm and soft in the middle . . . And without magnets glued to them.","author":"Simone Elkeles","tags":["carlos-fuentes","conversation","funny","humor","kiara-westford"],"id":166171,"author_id":"Simone+Elkeles"},{"text":"That’s not the only reason I’m stayin’, chica. I can’t leave you any more than I could walkout that door right now while my leg is busted up. I was just thinkin’ . . . Should we tell yourparents now or later?”“Tell them what?” I ask, eyes wide.He kisses me softly, then says proudly, “That we’re in a serious, monogamous, committedrelationship.”“We are?”“Sí. And when I get out of here, I’m gonna fix the door to your car.","author":"Simone Elkeles","tags":["carlos-fuentes","conversation","kiara-westford"],"id":178538,"author_id":"Simone+Elkeles"},{"text":"I want to make sure Kiara’s got a boyfriend who has more to offer than a hot bod and a face that could make angels weep.","author":"Simone Elkeles","tags":["carlos-fuentes","ego"],"id":223468,"author_id":"Simone+Elkeles"},{"text":"He laughs. 'Put some clothes on so you don't scare poor Kiara with your morning hard-on.'I look down at my shorts. Sure enough, I've got la tengo dura in front of Kiara and Tuck. Shit. I reach out for the first thing I can grab and put it in front of me to shield myself from view. It happens to be one of Kiara's stuffed animals, but I don't have much choice right now.'That's Kiara's Mojo,' Tuck says, laughing. 'Get it? Mojo?","author":"Simone Elkeles","tags":["carlos","carlos-fuentes","funny","kiara","kiara-westford","perfect-chemistry","rules-of-attraction","simone-elkeles","tuck"],"id":257983,"author_id":"Simone+Elkeles"},{"text":"Can I request another peer guide, One who isn't so happy to be at school at 7:30 a.M.?","author":"Simone Elkeles","tags":["carlos-fuentes","humour","rules-of-attraction"],"id":353640,"author_id":"Simone+Elkeles"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":14,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}