It's a Date (Again)

by Jeneva Rose

But it’s this weather right now that makes it all worth it, even if it is fleeting. It’s the short-lived moments where life happens.

You can’t control whether you need help or not, but you can control whether or not you help.

“It’s nothing. It’s silly, actually.” “If it’s got you crying, it must not be silly to you.”

“The heart loves. The brain thinks. And sometimes, the two don’t agree.

it’s better to live with a broken heart than to never let anyone into it in the first place. Mine has been split down the middle for the past two years, but I still have both halves.”

I’ve built walls so tall around myself, they seem impossible to break down. But if I don’t do it now, I’ll never see what’s on the other side. I have to. I can’t keep everyone at arm’s length because I’m scared to lose them.

The easiest person to lie to is yourself because you don’t question your own thoughts. You accept them as facts, even when they’re not. They’re just reflections, like looking in a mirror. We see ourselves, but we don’t see how others see us. We get a distorted version.

“Yeah, it’s pretty easy to fool a person with a traumatic brain injury, Maya.”

“They’re all claiming to be your boyfriend,” the woman says with a smirk.

They all three just happen to show up at the same time 💀

I don’t know how I decided that one of them was my person.

Cause you love Robbie, your bff huh

You’re cautious to a fault, and you keep people at arm’s length. It’s like you’ve tried to protect yourself before you were ever in danger of being hurt.

“This is a terrible idea. I should have never gone to my meeting. I could have stopped this rather than encouraged it.”

Yep.. it’s you

I must have wanted love but found it only in books up until last week.

“Exactly. My first husband was a liar. The only time he wasn’t lying was when he was asleep, and even then I swear he was dreaming up lies to tell me.”

Amnesia. Dating multiple guys. A marriage pact. What is this? Every romance trope shoved into my life? What’s next?

“I think it’s fun that you and Robbie made that pact when you were what, nineteen, was it?

Called it

Is Robbie a saboteur? No, he wouldn’t do that. He makes me sandwiches. Saboteurs don’t make sandwiches.

But nineteen-year-olds look at thirty-two-year-olds like they’re crypt keepers.

She’s dressed much differently from when I saw her at the hospital. Instead of sweats, she’s in ripped skinny jeans,

She was in leggings, not sweats

“Maybe we can use that muscle memory on the guys and have your lady bits decide who you love.” Maya waggles her eyebrows.

“Are you feeling tired?” “No? Why?” I pull my head back. “Because you’ve been running through my mind all day.” He lets out a husky laugh.

Cheesyyyyyyy

“Things are progressing quite quickly with Bob the Builder.”

It’s easy to agree to silly things you never plan on following through with.

“But I’m sorry to break the news to you, Peyton. He’s a fan of Nickelback.”

Okay……and?

There’s never a right thing to say when it comes to grief and loss.

“Besides, I can’t work with all that loud rumbling, so let’s get you something to eat.”

Didn’t you just come from a date that you ate at? 🤨

“I think it was a way for you to cope with the sudden loss of your parents. Anytime you ate, you always left two bites on your plate, one for each of them.”

Lmfao wut

Peyton, You’ve turned over so many coins, leaving good luck for others. I hope you don’t mind that I collected some of them for myself, fourteen to be exact, one for each year I’ve known you, because they’ve been the luckiest years of my life. Happy birthday. Love, Your friend, Robbie

Robbie 🥲🥹

“Don’t get hit by a car this time!” Hank yells out with a chuckle.

I’d rather love you for a minute than love anyone else for a lifetime.”

Follow your heart. It’ll never steer you wrong. Robbie is proof of that.

Called it 😅