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21 " And it occurred to me that friendship was a lot more dependable, not to mention long-lasting, than love. "
― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)
22 " It was a train wreck happening right in front of me and I couldn't do anything about it, except that not only was I watching, I was also the train. "
23 " But when you started dating someone, you could never be sure what you were getting into. You had to give someone a chance to show you who he really was . . . and believe him when he did. "
24 " He was my confidant, the person who was always on my side even when he wasn't taking my side. "
25 " I need you for a lot of things, Hardy. A lifetime's worth of things. "
26 " Dad," I said hesitantly, "I wish you could be there for me even when I'm doing the wrong thing. I wish you could love me even when I'm screwing up. "
27 " But it was too late now. A lifetime too late. A million wishes too late. "
28 " His quiet certainty made the ground beneath my feet feel solid. Like someday everything might actually be okay. "
29 " To Jack, there was nothing more powerful than a promise made over a handshake. He would have died ー literally chosen death ー before breaking his word. "
30 " Haven, don't ask me to define the boundaries of normal. You know how I was raised. My father once struck strands of his own pubic hair onto a painting and sold it for a million dollars. "
31 " But I hadn't known what love was. And I wondered how you could ever be sure, when you thought you loved someone, if you really did. "
32 " Falling hard and fast. And there didn't seem to be a thing I could do about it. "
33 " Maybe he's not college-smart, but he's smart in a way they can't teach. "
34 " Sometimes the closest-held secrets in the world can be pried out by the right question at the right time. "
35 " Hardy! Hardy —” He had come for me. I nearly lost it then. In the wild torrent of relief and gratitude, there were at least a dozen things I wanted to tell him at once. But the first thing that came out was a fervent, “I'm so sorry I didn't have sex with you.”I heard his low laugh. “I am too. But honey, there are a couple of maintenance guys with me who can hear every word we're saying.”“I don't care,” I said desperately. “Get me out of here and I swear I'll sleep with you. "
36 " What you should really be sorry for," he continued, "is that for the rest of my life, I'll have to avoid wine cellars to keep from thinking about you.""Why? Was kissing me that bad?"A devil-solf whisper. "No sweetheart. It was that good. "
37 " I feel the curve of his smile against my skin. But as he lifts his head and looks into my eyes, his grin fades. "Haven . . . I don't know if I'm going to be a good father. What if I don't do it right?"I am touched by Hardy's concern, his constant desire to be the man he thinks I deserve. Even when we disagree, I have no doubt that I am cherished. And respected. And I know that neither of us takes the other one for granted.I have come to realize you can never be truly happy unless you've known some sorrow. All the terrible things Hardy and I have gone through in our lives have created the spaces inside where happiness can live. Not to mention love. So much love that there doesn't seem to be room for bitterness in either of us."I think the fact that you're worrying about it at all," I say, "means you'll probably be great at it. "
38 " So are you bisexual?” I had asked, and Todd had laughed at my insistence on label. “I guess I'm bipossible,” he had said. "
39 " Jewelry, in a box this big?' I unfastened the silver latches.'This is Texas,' Kimmie said reasonably. "
40 " Bad divorce?" Hardy asked, his gaze falling to my hands. I realized I was clutching my purse in a death grip.“No, the divorce was great,” I said. “It was the marriage that sucked. "