“I’ve spent so much time standing by the shoreline, waiting at the edge, thinking that if I ever took that step, I’d drown.” He smoothed his thumb over the warm, bristly skin. “Instead, I swam with my eyes wide open and discovered the deepest water was where I’d find my heart hiding. Waiting to be rescued. So yes, I have moved on. From the first time we met, you became an integral part of me.”
