i did know this- every second i spent with her was only going to add to the pain i would have suffer later

It sounded like you were having Bella for lunch, and we came to see if you would share.

Life and love would go on. Even though it would happen without me, the idea brought me joy.

I kept pushing against the black, though, almost a reflex. I wasn't trying to lift it. I was just resisting. Not allowing it to crush me completely. I wasn't Atlas, and the black felt as heavy as a planet; I couldn't shoulder it. All I could do was not be entirely obliterated.

You live a thousand lives when you read a thousand books.

Are you still faint from the run? Or was it my kissing expertise?

He didn't ask what I was thinking, which was out of character for him. I guessed that meant that he was just as nervous as I suddenly was.