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The view was humbling and inspiring. She had never felt so small and insignificant, or so important at the same time. She needed this message, this reminder, that everything was constantly moving and changing and evolving.
There was something to be said for a man who was simply capable. If he could build a freaking house, what couldn’t he do?
Try every day to make your relationship better. Even on the bad days make sure you’re always moving forward with each other.”
Don’t let life get in the way of making him your first priority.”
If you go into it thinking you’re going to fail, then you will. It’s always a little scary doing something new and different, but scary can sometimes be exciting if you just change your perspective.”
“I know you, Ella. I know the important stuff. I hope to spend a lot of time learning the rest. But at this point, it’s just noise.”
“I didn’t know it, but I’ve been waiting a long time for you to get here, for your car to break down at my mom’s bar so I could drive you home. I didn’t know I was missing you. But then you showed up and now I’m convinced it all happened for a reason. It’s too coincidental to be a mistake.
There isn’t one thing about you I would change. And yes, your arms are my favorite part. They are strong, sexy, capable, and I feel safe inside of them. I also really love your dark hair, unruly as it is, and your beautiful brown eyes. Physically, you are quite the catch. I cannot tell you how shocked I am that none of the women in this town have camped out in your yard, vying for the chance to catch your eye.”
“I love you, Ella. Up until now I have just been waiting for you. You showed up, and I loved you the instant I saw you. You were irritating, and stubborn, and smart, and sharp, and sexy as hell. You rattled my world this past week, and I wouldn’t change anything about it except this part, the part where you try to throw it all away because of fear.”
“Wow, Ella. You are not giving Porter or yourself enough credit here. First of all, just because you wouldn’t be around him all the time doesn’t mean he would cheat on you and secondly, you are not everyone’s back-up girlfriend. The problem with you and Kyle was Kyle.
“Ella, you cannot run away from him if the only reason you’re running is because you’re scared. The things in life that scare you sometimes turn out to be the best parts.”
“How about you do the thing that’s going to make you the happiest and then let everything else fall into place?”
Give him your heart and let him figure out how to keep it, how to protect it. It’s what he needs. He needs you to surrender, to stop fighting him, and then he will move heaven and earth to make sure you feel nothing but love and happiness.”
“Don’t let your fear of being hurt stand in the way of your happiness,
“I’ll spend every day making sure you feel my love for you. That’s all I can promise, Ella. It might get tough, and we might have bad days, but you’ll never go to sleep questioning how I feel or what you mean to me. I love you, Ella.”
“A toast, Ella. To holding on to all things good, to love unexpected, and to finding something you never knew you were missing.”
He was looking at his future. He didn’t know how any of it had happened, or if he even deserved it, but she was his everything now. He would do anything to make sure she was with him always.
“I’ve never belonged to anyone but you,”
“When you wake up, we’re going to figure this out. We’re going to be together one way or another, Ella. You’re going to marry me, and I’m going to put beautiful babies in that gorgeous belly of yours.”
“I’ll build you your dream house, and we’ll spend our lives together in that house, loving each other, being happy, until forever. I’ll make all of that happen for us, Ella, I promise. All you have to do is come back to me.”
