I'm not going to hurt her. I know she's special and I tried to stay away, but when I'm with I don't feel so cold and alone.

No. Don't you do this to us.

Nothing in life was as precious as this woman. It never would be. I’d found my happiness.

Okay. If you want to do this thing with Marcus then fine. I’ll take it and deal with it. But when he hurts you. When he lets you down, I’ll be here. My arms are always open for you to run into. I want you happy and if you think this asshole will make you happy then fine. You need to live a little too. I can’t protect you from everything, but I can be here to hold you when he breaks your heart.

I'd walked too close to heaven and gotten a glimpse. The hell I'd lived before her no longer appealed to me.

She loves you. Do you even know what to do with that?” I kissed the top of her head. “Cherish it like it’s the most precious thing on the face of the earth.

I loved her. I loved her with a something so fierce I couldn't even name it.