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“We don’t have problems,” she whispers. My chest constricts. “You’re not mine, Kens,” I gently tell her, pain I didn’t mean to show clear as day. “And that’s a problem for me.”
“I can’t. I’m scared.” “Exactly,” I say, and her eyes swing back to mine. “I know you’re afraid, and that’s okay. You had a bad experience last time, and it left a little scar. You said you could never do it again. Well, I wanna show you that, yes, you can. We’re gonna take the bad and replace it. I wanna erase the bad with a good.”
She is, without a doubt, everything I could ever want. Kind and gentle but spunky with a splash of sass. She smiles with her heart and hurts with all she is. She’s more than I ever knew a person could be. She’s the light I’ve never known but now crave.
“We all have hard days, Kens. We all have weak moments, but you have to find your strength and reach for it.”
I used to be a girl I could be proud of. I used to be honest and kind, and I used to love. Now, I’m a liar. Selfish and weak.
She doesn’t think she needs you. Make her. She knows she wants you. Show her what having you feels like. Be her hero, Parker.”
Well, I’m done standing here, watching her crumble. She falls; I fall. Might as well fall into each other.
Defense. That’s what Lolli called it. But that’s the problem, isn’t it? Because, when it comes to Kenra Monroe, I’ve always been defenseless.
I’m a porcelain doll, put together with special care and precision, but with the slightest push, I’ll shatter.
I wish I could erase her fears and soak up all her pain. I’d drown in hurt if it meant she felt none.
“Daughtry …” She trails off, and I squeeze my eyes shut. “‘It’s Not Over.’”
“You’re worth everything I have, Kens,” he whispers, and a small smile takes over my lips. “Everything I am is already yours; you just have to take it.”
love with everything they had and fight for all the things they wanted—love especially because, if you have someone to love, someone who loves you just as much, together, you can handle anything that comes your way.”
“When it comes to each other, our hearts are defenseless. No way out. No others in.”
Daughtry – It’s Not Over