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21 " Isn't it exhausting?""What?""Keeping people out. "
― K.A. Tucker , Ten Tiny Breaths (Ten Tiny Breaths, #1)
22 " I'll make you whole again, Kacey. I promise you, I will. "
23 " You don't want me, Ben. I'm seven layers of fucked up with a side of bullshit. "
24 " Out past isn't who we are. I'm me and you're you and that's who we need to be. "
25 " Hope. Hope that something beautiful may come from this tragic story.Fear. Fear that it won’t.Forgiveness … forgiveness. "
26 " Trent has kept his promise. He makes me smile every day. "
27 " Forever’s a long time.” Trent’s arms squeeze around me. “Forever’s not long enough when it’s with you. "
28 " What if he's a psychopath who tries to stuff kittens in ATMs? "
29 " And you must be Princess Mia? I've heard about you."Her lips pucker and she leans out just a bit further from Storm's cover. "You have?!He nods. "Well, I heard about a Princess Mia who likes ice cream. That must be you, right?"She nods slowly and whispers, "Did you hear that, Mommy? People know I'm a princess! "
30 " I can feel his very existence as if it's wrapping its hand around my soul, cradling it, trying to protect it from harm and I'm terrified. Terrified because I don't ever want the feeling to end. "
31 " I think I’m going to fall in love with this man. "
32 " I crave his presence, his body, his voice, his laugh, his everything.I need him.I need Trent. "
33 " For two years, I haven’t given anyone the time of day. Now, here I am, day one into our new life, and I’m ready to straddle this guy on the washer. "
34 " And there's nowhere I'd rather be than with you. "
35 " I feel happiness. Happiness that Trent is here.Longing. Longing to feel him against my skin again, his arms protecting me, his mouth on mine.Love. Whatever happened between us, it was real. I know it was real. And I love him for letting me experience that.Hope. Hope that something beautiful may come from this tragic story.Fear. Fear that it won’t.Forgiveness . . . forgiveness. "
36 " If you’re not interested in me, just tell me. You don’t have to ruin me for all women.”“I’m more about action than words.” I’m glad he’s making jokes, but I still wince. I drop to a crouch in front of Trent and ask in a low voice, “Are you okay? Seriously?”“Yeah, I’ll live. And by live, I mean curl up in the fetal position on my couch with a bag of ice on my nuts for the rest of the night.”“I’ll hold the ice,” I offer in a soft whisper. "
37 " Storm is hounding me like a hyena around a carcass. "
38 " I’d fix it all for you if I could. You know that, right?” He whispers. I wonder if he’s talking about my scars or the last four years of my life. “Yes,” is all I say. Yes to all of it. "
39 " This might work. We might survive. We might not have to eat cat food. "
40 " If only smiling wasn’t such a drain. "