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“I noticed a lot of things about you, Nina.”
“You’re six-three.” “What the hell?” he demands. “Which article said that? Was it Sports Illustrated? I’m six-four.” “You really need that extra inch?” A corner of his mouth twitches. “Every inch counts.”
“Alright, no kissing, but let’s get one thing straight. When I kiss you, notice I said when, it’s not going to be because we’re trying to make someone jealous. It’ll be because you’re desperate to feel my lips on yours, and trust me, you will be.” Her mouth hitches up, and that look’s enough to bring a man to his knees. “I’ve never been desperate for a boy.” “Then you’ve never fucked a man.”
“You’re icebound.” “What? Icebound?” “Yeah. Means you’re bound by the rituals of the hockey gods like us, so you have to watch all our games. We need our good luck charm to keep winning.”
“Goodnight, beautiful,” I whisper, stroking her hair. She shifts a little, but her eyes stay closed. “Don’t have sweet dreams. Have wild ones.”
“You really want me?” “No.” His fingers tighten on the desk, but he doesn’t move to touch me. “I fucking need you.”
“You’re making me break all my rules.”
She doesn’t have a star tattoo on her right shoulder, or a Texas-shaped birthmark, or gold glasses, or freckles I can’t stop staring at, alright? Stop asking me about other women I could date when I’ve got you in my arms. You’re the only one I’m thinking about.”
“You can snap if you need to, just don’t break on me.”
Love is made with little moments, and we have enough to build a castle.
The only person who doesn’t need anything from me is Nina, and that has me tempted to give her everything.
There’s a peacefulness in him that the chaos in my soul craves. Maybe it’s because he’s a little older, a little wiser, and I hope that whoever created his soul also made mine.
She snuck up on me, this girl who I thought was all wrong, but maybe that’s the fun part of falling in love, not knowing where you’re going to find it or when it’s right around the corner. Finding someone who makes the dull moments spectacular, who turns grocery shopping into an adventure, and then, you choose to spend all your boring moments together because they don’t feel that way around them.
“I found you, and now, you’re the only thing I see.”
I didn’t give up my dream. I just found a new one. You.”
