He had found my worst weakness: I was one of those people who was desperate to be needed, to matter to someone.
Lisa KleypasBecause letting someone in close meant they could hurt you. I knew all about that kind of fear. I lived with it.
Lisa KleypasSometimes you meet a really nice guy, but no matter how you try, you can't seem to make yourself want him. But that's not nearly as bad as when you meet the wrong guy, and you can't make yourself not want him. You feel hollow inside, just waiting and wishing and dreaming. You feel like every moment is leading to something so amazing that there's no name for it, and if you could just get there with him, it would be such a...relief. It would be all you'd ever need.
Lisa Kleypas