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“Are you going to find someone else to do this with now since you’re leaving?” Clapping our hands together twice, then bumping elbows, back to a hand clap and finally a hip bump and a hug. Nate turns the doorknob and opens the door to leave. “No, Mi. It’ll only ever be you.”
People are always going to throw stones. Instead of letting those stones knock you down, collect them and build yourself up.”
Pretending that you’re fine is easy until you actually accept that you aren’t.
Being best friends with Mia is everything to me, but my God, do I need her to be more.
“Oh, so you were paying attention?” “To you? Always.”
I want a house on a piece of land. I want quiet Friday nights in. I want slow mornings and a woman I can’t get enough of. I want all of that and more—with Mia.
“Might take her a minute to realize it, but souls that are meant to be together will always find their way to one another.”
“So, tell me. Tell me when you want me. I’ll be here. I’ve been here all along.”
Anxiety is constantly feeling like something isn’t right. And when you can’t figure out what it is, your mind starts to convince yourself that it’s you.
“It’s always been you, Mia. I tried to trick myself into thinking I could be with someone else, that I could want someone else.” His head shakes back and forth with a nearly sarcastic scoff. “But the truth is, I’ve just always been avoiding the fact that I didn’t actually want any of them. Because I want you.”
“Eres mi sol, mi luna y todas mis estrellas.” You are my sun, my moon and all my stars. “I love you. I’ve loved you since before I really even knew what that word meant. I just knew it was you. It was always supposed to be you.”
I’ve realized that oftentimes, if you want big rewards, you need to take big risks. You’ll probably never be completely ready, there might always be the small one percent that has you holding back, but if you don’t take the chance on the things you want, you’ll never know.
