“This woman? This force of nature? She smashed my heart open like a brick through a fucking window.” I chuckle, and River bites back a smile, her eyes shining. “I was so unnerved by the shit she made me feel that I tried to hate her at first. I tried really fucking hard. But even then, it was never truly hate. Not really. It was just love I didn’t know how to recognize yet. I love you, River.”
