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“I was standing there, looking at her, and she became … more. I couldn’t … I couldn’t think, man. Everything simply …” I wave a hand in annoyance at myself. “Tilted. The world tilted, and there she was. You know?”
“I said that because I wanted to be close to you and am too emotionally stunted to man up to it. There isn’t anyone I want to be around more than you. You occupy my thoughts, haunt my dreams. I can no more stay away from you than I can try to keep my heart from beating.”
She trembles, and I kiss her temple before looking at Stern. “Fix her, Doc. Fix her fast.” Stern’s smile is clearly bemused. “She isn’t broken, Jax. Just sick.” That might be true. But while Stella is hurting, nothing feels right.
“We live in a world where people greet each other with ‘How are you?’ But few of us actually want an answer. It’s kind of hilarious if you think about it. We don’t really want to know how someone else is doing, but we want to look as though we do.”
Because when I’m low, I don’t want to be the one seeking out company. I want someone to find me, to tell me I’m wanted, needed. And when I don’t get that, I sink lower.
no. I can’t rely on her to bring me out of my dark moods; I’ve got to do that for myself.
