Della was my go all in. She was my winning hand. You can't play when you go all in and lose. I'm out." "No, you're not. This hand ain't over yet," Rush said.

The one thing I’d learned was that having someone with you all the time did not take away the loneliness. You could be surrounded by people and be lonely. Something was missing. I could almost pinpoint it, but right when it was within my grasp I forgot; it just slipped away.

Hold onto me baby. I'm going to take care of you." The raspy need in his voice only made me more desperate.

I'll probably always love him. Doesn't mean I can ever trust him again. That doesn't make a relationship.

I don’t want you to just be my tutor. I want you to be the girl I look for in the halls every morning and save a seat for in the cafeteria. I want you to be the one waiting for me when I walk off the field at my games. I want you to be the one I pick up the phone to call just to make me smile.

Ash, I want you. Bad, very very bad. But you deserve better than this

I didn't need taming. I needed saving.