I tell myself that I know you, and then when I think about it, I realize that I don't.

He stared at her, knowing with certainty that he was falling in love. He pulled her close and kissed her beneath a blanket of stars, wondering how on earth he'd been lucky enough to find her.

It made perfect sense, and at the same time nothing seemed to.

People plan, God laughs.

Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person.

Because being comfortable meant she might lower her guard, and she could not let that happen.

No buts," he said, "because there are none. You see yourself as someone who couldn't get away. I see the courageous woman who escaped. You see yourself as someone who should be ashamed or guilty because she let it happen. I see a kind, beautiful woman who should feel proud because she stopped it from happening ever again. Not many women have the strength to do what you did.