P.S. I Still Love You

47 FOLLOWING GENEVIEVE AROUND IS A strangely familiar feeling. Nothing little observations come flooding back. It’s a heady comb ...

answer is no, he’s just better than me at checkers. Stormy serves us piña coladas that she mixes in her blender with “just a spl ...

try to laugh quietly, the harder it is to stop. “I can’t stop laughing,” I gasp as we run through the sliding doors and to the c ...

“What?” John asks, and I slap my hand over his mouth. I duck down low in my seat and slide all the way off the couch to the floo ...

and not just Lara. And then, do you remember how Mr. Chudney started calling you John Ambrose because of that? ‘Mr. John Ambrose ...

almost like last night was a dream. ...

48 THE NIGHT BEFORE THE USO party, I call Chris on speakerphone as I’m rolling a log of shortbread dough in sage sugar. “Chris, ...

49 AFTER SCHOOL KITTY AND I set up camp in the kitchen, where there’s the best light. I bring down my speakers and play the Andr ...

Kitty keeps going like she didn’t hear me. “Peter has a much nicer car. What does Johnny boy drive, a boring SUV? Who cares abou ...

car, though, so I hope your shoes are comfortable, Lara Jean—” He breaks off and looks me up and down. “Wow. You look amazing.” ...

People are starting to mill in, even though it isn’t seven yet. I’ve observed that old people, as a rule, tend to show up early ...

so hard my face feels like it could break. After, John helps me take down all the decorations and pack everything up. He goes ou ...

Are you on a date with him? And who the hell’s car is this?” Before I can answer, Genevieve makes a move toward me, which I dodg ...

50 AFTER JOHN DROPS ME OFF at home, I run across the street to pick up Kitty from Ms. Rothschild’s. And she invites me in for a ...

think? What’s the harm in just seeing?” “Dating neighbors is tricky. What if it doesn’t work out and then we’re stuck living acr ...

I tell her about the party, about Peter and Genevieve’s appearance, and most importantly the kiss with John. “Margot, I think I ...

51 OUR TOWN’S SPRING FAIR IS tomorrow, and Kitty has promised the PTA a cake for the cake walk on my behalf. At a cake walk, mus ...

accounting for taste. I’ve never been a fan of German chocolate cake myself, because who wants wet coconut flakes? Shudder. Kitt ...

kissed John. I kissed him because I wanted to. “No.” The muscle in his jaw twitches. “When we broke up, you said you wanted to b ...

52 KITTY WANTED TO STAY LONGER at the fair, so it’s just me driving alone when I spot Genevieve’s car on the road. And just like ...