{"quotes":[{"text":"Um, you don’t have to join me, but if you’re looking for a table, there are a couple good seats over there.” He nodded toward the far end.","author":"J.M. Richards","tags":["anna-and-davin","broken","cute-moment","geeky-love","loners","sweet-stuff"],"id":96201,"author_id":"J.M.+Richards"},{"text":"Summoning my inner Kojak, I tried to convince myself that she would have sat next to me even had there been somewhere else on the bus to sit. Unfortunately, I didn't do a very good job of self-persuasion. Good thing I wasn't in court suing myself, because I would have lost. From: 'My Best Valentine's Day.Ever: A Short Story.","author":"Zack Love","tags":["finding-love","funny-humor","geek-hero","geeky-love","looking-for-love","new-york-city","relationship-problems","short-story","short-story-collection","valentine-s-day","zack-love"],"id":155558,"author_id":"Zack+Love"},{"text":"Nice slippers,” Davin grinned. They were green and furry. “Thanks.” I shrugged and looked him over, half expecting to see a new injury. “So what’s up?” He had one hand behind his back.","author":"J.M. Richards","tags":["angsty-love","ann-and-davin","cute-stuff-guys-say","geek-girl","geeky-love","j-m-richards-ftw","kickass-heroine","romance","romantic","sweet-moments","tall-dark-streak-of-lightning","tdsol","the-green-slippers"],"id":272265,"author_id":"J.M.+Richards"},{"text":"Oh, it was 1775.” “What?” “1775. The Battle of Bunker Hill.” “Oh.” I laughed. “We learned about it the day we met,” he added. “Another red-letter day in history.","author":"J.M. Richards","tags":["1775","anna","anna-and-davin","bunker-hill","cute-stuff","cute-stuff-guys-say","davin","davin-and-anna","geeky-love","historical","history","j-m-richards-ftw","love","red-letter-day","romantic","smolder-moment-alert","tall-dark-streak-of-lightning","tsol"],"id":307544,"author_id":"J.M.+Richards"},{"text":"So I'm delighted to open up a bit about these particular details, in honor of Valentine's Day (when every balding, chubby, and short actuary wants people - especially the babes out there - to know about his studly past'From: 'My Best Valentine's Day.Ever: a Short Story.","author":"Zack Love","tags":["finding-love","funny-humor","geek-hero","geeky-love","new-york-city","relationships-love","short-story","short-story-collection","valentine-s-day","zack-love"],"id":317817,"author_id":"Zack+Love"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":5,"pages":1}}