Suddenly it was too hard to be in his presence, too painful to know that he would belong to someone else.

Sometimes Hen...I think I would give my life just for one of your smiles.

You might wish to revisit your understanding of the word everything.” Gregory turned to his mother. “Vocabulary and comprehension were never her strong suits.” Violet rolled her eyes. “Every day I marvel that the two of you managed to reach adulthood.” “Afraid we’d kill each other?” Gregory quipped. “No, that I’d do the job myself.

He smiled, and suddenly she knew that his words were true. Everything would be all right. Maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but soon. Tragedy couldn't coexist in a world with one of Colin's smiles.

There were only so many ways a man‟s heart could break, and he had a feeling his couldn‟t survive another puncture.

Happy endings are all I can do. I wouldn't know how to write anything else.

Your heart is free now." "No," he whispered. "It's yours.