But just because you’re strong and resilient doesn’t mean you never need someone to be there for you, to take care of you.

I tilt her chin up and bend my face to hers, silently praising every woman who's had a hand in making her who she is.

But why?" "You heard the pay, right? And also, to be near you." Thumbing a tear from my cheek, he added, "Mostly, to be near you.

When you find yourself about to say something that crosses a line, something that could cause irreparable harm, sometimes the best you can do is just not say that thing.

The last time someone dried my hair for me was in sixth grade, when i broke my arm." "How did you break it?" "I fell out of a tree." "You fell out of a tree?" "I think there was a boy and a dare involved." "Ah.

The key to lying skillfully is never lie to yourself.

I thought about texting Lucas, but what would i say? That I'd tossed and turned all night, thinking of his hands on me?