Even If It Hurts

by Marni Mann

“To the morning and everything that happens in between.”

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

“Remember something, Chloe”—his lips pressed into the top of my head—“I will fix anything for you; you just have to come to me.”

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