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1 " Sometimes being comforted by someone who loves you unconditionally was the most basic necessity in the world. "
― Beth Ehemann , Cement Heart
2 " Because I belong here. Because I belong with you. Because as much as you try to fight it, you know you belong with me too … I fell in love with you. "
3 " I looked back and forth from my glass to hers. “Why does your tea look different?” “Because my tea is whiskey.” She grinned proudly. “Whiskey?” I stared at it incredulously before checking the time on my phone. “It’s ten thirty in the morning.” “Lawrence, when you’re my age, you learn to do things when you want to do them, not when it’s socially acceptable. Hell, who knows if I’ll still be around at dinner time? While we’re on the subject, I had half a tub of mint chocolate chip ice cream for dinner last night. Cheers!” She raised her glass again and winked at me. "
4 " Aren’t they sweet?” Andy mocked as he clapped his hands together near his face and batted his eyelashes dramatically. “We are fucking sweet,” I bellowed arrogantly. “Our bromance is amazing. We’re like a modern-day Romeo and Romeo. "
5 " She might have closed the door a little, but she certainly didn’t lock it. Maybe she’s standing just on the other side, waiting for you to knock. "
6 " He picked up the remote and changed the channel from the baseball game to some obnoxious cartoon with a singing yellow sponge. I stared in disgust as the porous little bastard danced around the screen and poked his big pink friend in the gut. "
7 " Do you ever wonder what if?” I asked cautiously.Her eyes turned sad as she shook her head. “Don’t.” I stared back at her, not saying word. Selfishly, I wanted to know the answer; I needed to know the answer. Finally, she took a shaky breath and let it out slowly. “I have thought about it, and it kills me every single time, because while I can’t imagine my past without him, I don’t want to imagine my future without you. "