“She changed me,” I admitted. “The best ones always do.” “I was content—” “Contentment is bullshit,” he snapped. “It’s a cop-out. You deserve more, Jude. You deserve risk and adventure and a love so intense you can’t sleep at night.” The baby cried out softly, and his voice got muffled as he soothed her. “Love is an adventure,” he said a moment later, his words clear again. “Trusting your heart to someone else is one of the most dangerous things we will ever do in this life, but it’s by far the best one. So I get it.” “Thank you.”

