Even If It Hurts

by Marni Mann

“I should have known,” he said, his beautiful navy gaze holding mine so steadily, “kissing you once would never be enough.”

“People disappear when there’s magic involved.” He paused, his gaze reaching into my chest. “But I’m not going anywhere.”

“Even after I dropped every one of my faults on you, you never tried to change who I was.

“Sometimes, you have to leave for a while to remember why you fell in love in the first place.”

Even if it hurts. Even if it’s the hardest thing you’ll ever have to do, you have to stop.”