First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1)

by B.K. Borison

“She’s been missing you, not needing you. You’ve met all of her needs with unfailing precision for the past twelve years. Now it’s time to do something for you.”

“What she needs is to see her mom prioritizing her own happiness for once. So she can learn to do the same.”

“Because you said it was your favorite,” I admit. “And I want your favorite to be my favorite.”

“Does he have a big dick? He sounds like he has a big dick.”

“So he did dick you down, huh?”

I buried my head in the sand and distanced myself from anything resembling emotional attachment.

I was always going to love your mom. And I would never have chosen different, even with everything we’ve endured together. It makes it better, doesn’t it? To know how temporary it all is. To know how special.

“You’re gonna ask for help when you need it and you’re gonna learn what it’s like

to love without being afraid,

I want her people to be my people too.”