But like a gambler at a slot machine, hoping the next spin would change her life for the better, she closed in before she lost her nerve. Taking his hand, she pulled him toward her, near enough to feel his body against her. She looked up at him, tilting her head slightly as she leaned in. Mike, recognizing what was happening but still having trouble believing it, tilted his head and closed his eyes, their faces drawing near.

I've been thinking about you constantly since I left, wondering why the journey I'm on seemed to have led through you. I know my journey's not over yet, and that life is a winding path, but I can only hope it somehow circles back to the place I belong. That's how I think of it now. I belong with you.

Gossip is one thing, hurtful gossip is completely another, and even in high school we weren't THAT mean.

I'd learned that some things are best kept secret.

Love, after all, always said more about those who felt it than it did about the ones they loved.

Henry nodded, thinking, 'If you were any more whipped, little brother, they'd serve you on ice cream.

Our souls were one, if you must know and never shall they be apart; with splendid dawn, your face aglow i reach for you and find my heart