Don't. Tell me when, then. And before you say never, take a good look at me and tell me if you see a man who's easily deterred.

The thing about nightmares was that you couldn't prepare for them. They sneaked up on you when you were most vulnerable.

And yet I understood the alienation of being around others who couldn't really see you or chose not to. I'd felt the self-loathing that came with being a fraud, protraying an image of what you wished you could be but weren't. I'd lived with the fear that people you loved might turn away from you if they ever got to know the true person hidden inside.

You’re not the only one who can get possessive. I’m very proprietary about what’s mine.

I'd rather argue with you, angel, than laugh with anyone else." Jesus. It took me a minute to be able to swallow the last bite in my mouth. "You know . . . I love you madly." He smiled. "Yes, I know.

Contentment and happiness didn't exist in my life for more than a few moments at a time, and they were really only illusionary. There was always something hidden. Lying in wait to spring up and ruin everything.

I can't go long without you either, Eva. You're an addiction...my obsession.