He is not sweet or gentle or particularly kind. But he is smart and brave, and even though he saved me, he treated me like I was strong. That is all I need to know.

It doesn't prove anything except that you're bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.

Choices can be made again." -Evelyn Johnson (Eaton)

Don’t worry about me handling the pain," I say. "I’ve had a lot of practice.

She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love, not misplace disgust for another person's genetics.

Morning," I say. "Shh," she says. "If you don't acknowledge it, maybe it will go away.

I am his, and he is mine, and it has been that way all along.