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Chapters (30)
  1. Praise
  2. Also by
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Chapter 1
  7. Chapter 2
  8. Chapter 3
  9. Chapter 4
  10. Chapter 5
  11. Chapter 6
  12. Chapter 7
  13. Chapter 8
  14. Chapter 9
  15. Chapter 10
  16. Chapter 11
  17. Chapter 12
  18. Chapter 13
  19. Chapter 14
  20. Chapter 15
  21. Chapter 16
  22. Chapter 17
  23. Chapter 18
  24. Chapter 19
  25. Chapter 20
  26. Chapter 21
  27. Chapter 22
  28. Epilogue
  29. Acknowledgments
  30. Teaser Chapter

“Yes,” I say formally. “There’s a new noodles shop that’s just opened three blocks from here.” I gesture toward the words. “See? The lettering is all . . . noodle-y.”

“I do see,” he says, trying to hide his swoonsh. “But I see something else here, too.”

“Oh?”

“It took me some time to decode it,” he says. But I can tell he’s lying. Sweet, stoic, playful Reid. Always up for a game.

He moves his body so he stands behind me, reaches his arm around me, and points.

“But I figured it out.” Slowly, he moves his fingertips along the page, pausing briefly at each of the letters I’ve ever so slightly made stand out. It’s only ever Reid I hide messages for now. My face heats as he moves through them, adding them up until they spell out a request. Whew. These words seemed a lot less dirty when I wrote them this morning.

“Did I get it right?” he says quietly, his breath tickling my neck. I shudder with frustrated pleasure.

“You always were good at reading codes,” I say.

For the briefest seconds, his lips dip to press against that one spot—right there at my temple—and in his soft kiss I feel all the history we’ve made and are making together, all the letters and numbers we’re writing out and counting up.

“And you, my love,” he says, “were always good at sending them.”

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

First, to readers: Thank you so much for inviting Meg and Reid into your imaginations and, I hope, into your hearts. It means so much to me to share this story with you, and I hope you’ll share in my thanks to some very special people who helped me bring it into the world.

Two exceptional women deserve so much of the credit for Love Lettering. My agent, Taylor Haggerty, is the first person to have ever heard my idea about Meg and Reid and the secret code they shared, and throughout the process of my writing this book—everything from the very first synopsis to the very final sentence—she encouraged me by reading pages when I stumbled and rooting for me when I got back up again. Taylor, I adore you, and I am so grateful for everything you have done and continue to do for me.