" Baby, I’m sorry,” he said dropping his forehead to mine in a rare moment of vulnerability. His voice was rough and shaky. “Help me. Please. I don’t know what I’m doing here.”
“What are you trying to do?” I asked.
He raised up, just enough to look me in the eye. “I’m trying to love you. "

― T.M. Frazier , Lawless (King, #3)