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The Girl He Used to Know

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by Tracey Garvis Graves


  It feels good to me, too. It’s been so long since we’ve been able to stretch out alongside each other. “It’s the best feeling in the world,” I say. We kiss for a while, which is something else we haven’t done in a long time. They’re the kind of slow, deep kisses that say more than words ever will, and they make me feel loved and cherished. He’s half-asleep when we finally stop. We have the rest of our lives to kiss, so I whisper that it’s time for him to take a nap. He murmurs his assent without opening his eyes, and I slip from the bed and leave the room.

  He coughs for a while and then I don’t hear any sound coming from the bedroom. I sneak back in and check on him, watching his chest until I see it rise and fall. Then I softly close the door.

  * * *

  While Jonathan sleeps, I go through the mail my mom has been collecting for me and find an envelope with no return address. I pry open the flap, and inside are two crisp one-hundred-dollar bills and the words “thank you” written on a piece of paper. There is also a child’s drawing. It’s of a woman with blond hair and she is driving a car. There’s a princess crown on her head and a man in the passenger seat.

  And a duck in the backseat that’s blue.

  Also by Tracy Garvis Graves

  On the Island

  Uncharted (On the Island, 1.5)

  Covet

  Every Time I Think of You

  Cherish (Covet, 1.5)

  Heart-Shaped Hack (Kate and Ian #1)

  White-Hot Hack (Kate and Ian #2)

  About the Author

  Tracey Garvis Graves is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction. Her debut novel, On the Island, spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into thirty-one languages. She is also the author of Uncharted, Covet, Every Time I Think of You, Cherish, Heart-Shaped Hack, and White-Hot Hack. She is hard at work on her next book. You can sign up for email updates here.

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  Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Dedication

  Acknowledgments

  1. Annika

  2. Annika

  3. Annika

  4. Jonathan

  5. Jonathan

  6. Annika

  7. Annika

  8. Annika

  9. Annika

  10. Annika

  11. Jonathan

  12. Annika

  13. Annika

  14. Jonathan

  15. Annika

  16. Annika

  17. Jonathan

  18. Annika

  19. Annika

  20. Annika

  21. Annika

  22. Annika

  23. Annika

  24. Annika

  25. Annika

  26. Annika

  27. Jonathan

  28. Jonathan

  29. Annika

  30. Annika

  31. Annika

  32. Annika

  33. Jonathan

  34. Annika

  35. Annika

  36. Jonathan

  37. Jonathan

  38. Annika

  39. Annika

  40. Annika

  41. Annika

  42. Annika

  43. Annika

  44. Annika

  45. Annika

  Also by Tracy Garvis Graves

  About the Author

  Copyright

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  THE GIRL HE USED TO KNOW. Copyright © 2019 by Tracey Garvis Graves. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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  Illustration by Elizabeth Mayville

  The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

  Names: Garvis Graves, Tracey, author.

  Title: The girl he used to know / Tracey Garvis Graves.

  Description: First edition. | New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2019.

  Identifiers: LCCN 2018041168 | ISBN 9781250200358 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250200365 (ebook)

  Subjects: | GSAFD: Love stories.

  Classification: LCC PS3607.A78296 G57 2019 | DDC 813/.6—dc23

  LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018041168

  ISBN 978-1-250-20035-8 (hardcover)

  ISBN 978-1-250-20036-5 (ebook)

  e-ISBN 9781250200365

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  First Edition: April 2019

 

 

 


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