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We’re all firm believers that the closer you can keep things to nature, the better.”
“Health isn’t just one big decision. It’s hundreds of smaller ones that add up to a way of living.
Community. That is what she had been missing. With the article and possibly even beyond the words she had been searching for. There were no strangers here. Only neighbors helping neighbors and having a damn good time doing it.
“No one gets that guarantee,” Nikolai said it quietly. “Not even people who don’t have cancer. People die every day. People lose loved ones every damn day. And you think by not being someone’s other half, you can protect them from that? Bullshit.”
“It’s because when you’re open and honest about who you are and what’s important to you, things fall into place.”
The man that she loved had carved a space for her that fit so perfectly she wondered why she ever fought it. Her life’s dream was being realized, she had begun to repair the relationship with her parents, and she was planting the roots that she never knew she so desperately wanted.
John Pierce, Carter’s father, had been a man among men. He’d raised his sons on the tenants of integrity, respect, and service. And when he’d died, their community grieved with them.
He slung an arm over her shoulders and pulled her in close, guiding her toward the backyard. She loved the smell of him—all fresh air and sunshine—the feel of him against her. Everything about Carter Pierce made her feel safe, protected, loved.
He made her feel treasured, worshipped, desired.
