I let her through. She checked Derek's pulse and his breathing, saying both seemed okay, then leaned down to his face. "Nothing weird on his breath. Smells . . . like toothpaste." Derek's eyes opened, and the first thing he saw was Tori's face inches from his. He jumped and let out an oath. Simon cracked up. I madly motioned for him to be quiet. "Are you okay?" I asked Derek. "He is now," Simon said. "After Tori jump-started his heart.
Kelley ArmstrongThere was no closing my eyes and sliding back into that blissful dream of normal. This was my normal now.
Kelley ArmstrongClearly it was time to consider rescheduling that optometrist appointment I'd missed last fall.
Kelley ArmstrongI love you. I'm not sure if it's the way you want me to. I think it might be. But I know that I love you. I absolutely love you.
Kelley ArmstrongGod, I loved him. I could insist I was okay with just being friends, that I'd find someone else and get over him, but I was fooling myself. There was no getting past this. I loved him, and fifty years from now we could be married to other people, never exchanged so much as a kiss, and I'd still looking into his eyes and know he was the one. He'd always be the one.
Kelley Armstrong