Some crushes just never went away. They built, instead, into something permanent, obsessive and all consuming.

Girlfriends' code. What's discussed with girlfriends stays with girlfriends.

Maybe I didn't always know what I was missing, but it was you. Always you.

No. I don’t regret it. It wasn’t the right thing to do, but I don’t regret it. - Toni

She exists, Damon. There are women out there who crave what we can give them. Once you taste it, you can't ever let go of it.

He inhaled her scent, uncaring of the blood and dirt and grime that permeated her hair and clothing. He was holding her. Finally holding her. “You’re real. You’re real.” She pulled away, looked up at him, the same answering emotion shining in her blue eyes. With a groan, he lowered his mouth to hers. He couldn’t hold back. Nothing in the world would have kept him from kissing her in that moment. He was overcome.

Perhaps I’m tired of waiting for something I may never find.