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“the man you’ve always dreamed of.”
“It’s your dress, Laurie. It looks as if it’s been waiting for you to find it.”
“Be happy, Jack. You deserve to be.
“I could never forget about you,”
“Just as perfect as I remember.”
“Love you, Lu,”
“Love you too,” I whisper.
tonight is officially the calm before the storm.
I don’t know where I’d be without you.”
What’s the first thing most women notice about a man?”
I’ve never felt so alone in the world as I do right now.
Brick by brick, I’m building myself a new life, and it feels good.
live the glorious life that’s waiting for you. Be happy. You deserve
“You’re sure this is what you want?”
I’ve always been a daddy’s girl,
We’re quite similar, both a bit reserved until we trust someone,
My Robinson Crusoe, my rescuer, my love.
he has eyes only for me, and those eyes are full of wonder and joy and love.
you two have a once-in-a-lifetime kind of friendship.
you have a way of making every single person feel like the most important person in the world.”
I’d lost sight of who I was, and you made me remember.
You tread lightly through life, but you leave deep footprints that are hard for other people to fill.”
“Are you happy, Laurie?”
hope and pray that we’ll always be able to find each other
tried as hard as I possibly could not to.
I’m no longer burdened by the weight of my secret.
I’ve paid a high price for a clean conscience,
She wanted more of everything than I have to give her: my time, my energy, my emotions.
“To freedom.”
“Put it off for as long as possible, sis.
Your life will never be the same again afterward.”
It’s as if she’s shut down, as if she can’t be here now that he isn’t.
everyone reacts differently and to just give her time.
I wish with all of my heart that I could hold her.
“I wish I was where you are,” I whisper. “I’m wrapping my arms tight around you. Can you feel me, Lu?”
“I’m stroking your hair, and I’m holding you, and I’m telling you everything’s going to be okay,”
“I’m telling you that I’ve got you, a...
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“I wish you were,”
“I don’t know what I’m supposed to do,” she says. “I don’t know what to do, Jack.”
there isn’t anything you can do. Believe me, I know.”
“It’s going to be confusing, just do whatever you feel is right—don’t
Just be, Laurie. It’s all you can do right now.
after the funeral everyone else just gets on with their lives and you have to find a way to get on with yours.
something, anything, is better than nothing.”
“I think he might be my one hundred percent.” I look at her, so bright, so vibrant, and I feel nothing but love and gladness for her.
proof enough that we did the right thing, even if it ripped our hearts out at the time.
We were each other’s chrysalis love, we grew together until we couldn’t grow together anymore.
I’m just going to try to concentrate on looking after what’s really important. The people I love.
“I hurt you. I never wanted to, Sar.”
I hadn’t been in Scotland all that long; moving away was the right thing for my health, both physical and mental.
