But when I look at you . . . I can’t help but feel like our souls somehow sprouted from the same seed. You are the sunshine that my roots need in order to grow. You are the water that my core needs in order to survive, Maya, and I’m not going to let anything or anyone take you away from me.” He closed his eyes tightly and let out a shaky breath. “I was never a religious man but I swear, when I think about you––” his voice cracked “––I get so extremely overwhelmed that you’re real and that you’re mine, and all I want to do is get onto my fucking knees and thank God for bringing you into my
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