You couldn't give up you for them. But what if you wanted them more than you wanted a singular powerful you?

That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours.

He is a man, and he is afraid. This is not a good combination.

You look great," he said. It made her smile, even if it was a lie. "I'm as big as a house." He laughed. "I like houses. In fact, I'm thinking about architecture as a career.

I can be a little OCD when it comes to my writing.

Of course you can fall in love. You just have to let yourself. They don't call it falling for nothing. -Kate

Then he left her there, standing alone, surrounded by word ghosts; things she could have said.