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I showed him glimpses of who I really am, and he discouraged it. What does that say about me?
I can’t go back to who I was before, letting someone take the reins on my life.
“Don’t settle for anything less than a guy who worships the ground you walk on.”
“Confidence comes from within, but it’s okay to jump-start it with something external.”
Maybe this is who I was the whole time, and I think I like her.
“You deserve to know your worth.”
No one sees me like he does, and I’m not sure what to do with that.
“I was trying to say that you deserve to have a job you get excited about, not just one you put up with. Something that doesn’t feel like work.”
Jesus fuck, she has no idea what she looks like or how funny and lovely she is. No fucking clue.
Fucking them has become a craving you can’t ignore, he said about sex.
That’s my fault, because I coasted along with the current and faded into the background of his life. I never asked for anything and I never put myself first. I let myself be the person he wanted instead of who I am.
Besides, I think it’ll make me happy, and maybe that’s enough.
What I’m wearing under my clothes would melt the eyes right out of your head,
Maybe I dissolve into the life of whoever I’m dating.
“You’re brilliant, Andersen. Everyone can see it but you. And you deserve to have the life you want.”
“No.” I swallow. “It’s Darcy’s turn. You never saw her. You never bragged about her. You didn’t know what you had.”
This is my pattern—I get scared, so I stand still.
“Watching you become who you want to be, Darce, has been the best experience of my life.”
The man of my dreams who was right in front of me the entire time.
