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A secret is only a secret if no one knows about it. What’s a secret that everyone knows but no one talks about? It’s shame.
My erotica stash has never seen so much action. My ebook reader slams a Gatorade when it sees me coming.
“Because you being comfortable in my house is pretty much the only criteria I’m currently using for picking a place.”
“That’s what it means to be other-centered? To see the web? To treat everyone like they’re somebody’s favorite person on earth?”
“It hurts to realize that the world is so much bigger and more complicated than you thought it was. It’ll always hurt.”
He was telling me, all those months ago, that he wanted me. Infinitely kind words in a dark moment. I’ll never leave you whispered in a secret code that he was content for me to never solve. That’s what wanting without taking looks like. Other-centered as he is, maybe he’s been waiting for me to do the taking.
Is there any compliment higher than someone dropping everything for you?
“Eve, for as long as I can remember I have always wanted to be as close as possible to you.”
You’re like the nicest, most generous, lovable guy on the planet and you’re with the mother of my child. Do you have any idea how insufferable that is?” Shep laughs and it’s the first sound he’s made that’s not exceedingly kind. “Ethan, are you kidding me?” “What?” “Of course I know how you feel. You’re a handsome, successful guy who is usually very nice, and you got the love of my life pregnant. You wanna talk about insufferable?”
“If it’s not totally obvious…I’ll say it because I’ve really, really needed to say it for a long time…but, Eve, I love you more deeply than I’ve ever loved anyone else. I’m bananas for you. So in love I…”
