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Kai is grounded and attached, and he has a good reason to be. But you, my girl, are the most no-strings person I know.”
Take care of them, but don’t give them someone to miss.”
we all have our shit. Just because we’re dealing with our own stuff, doesn’t mean I can’t hear about yours.
“What is quitting going to do? Keep you home to make sure Max is happy? You know what makes a kid happy? Watching their parent fulfill their dreams.
“I can’t help it. Something weird happens to your emotions when you have a kid.”
I exhale a laugh. “God if I know. That’s what we as a society have been conditioned to do, right? Keep striving for the next best thing instead of finding gratitude and peace where we are.”
“No, Miller. That’s not weird. Sometimes we can’t explain how or why we love who we love. We just do. You don’t really get to tell your heart what to do.”
“It’s okay for the important things in your life to change, you know?”
Stevie nods. “And it’s okay to change directions even when you’ve spent your entire life headed on a one-way street.”
“Pressure is a privilege, Miller. Expectations are high because you’re successful. If you were average, no one would be waiting on bated breath for you. I think about that every night I take the mound. You just have to decide if your dreams and goals are worth the pressure. If you want to live up to the expectations set for you.”
So, I lean down and press my lips to hers, kissing her in a way that isn’t related to sex. Kissing her in a way that feels attached and full of strings because that’s exactly what I am when it comes to her.
“Oh, I have no doubt about that, but girl bosses need forehead kisses too.”
This is fucking miserable, Miller, knowing there’s a clock counting down the seconds until I don’t have you anymore, but I’d do it all over again. I’d fall in love with you all over again. I’d break my heart all over again because loving you was one of the two greatest surprises of my life.”
My entire fucking life fell apart seven days ago, and it wasn’t due to a lack of love or wanting each other. It was simply because we were headed on two different paths that only crossed for a short two months.
