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Conrad’s laugh was as attractive as the rest of him,
Yes, I felt like I was missing out on something, and yes, I wished he’d chosen me,
“You being gay is not a problem to fix, medically or otherwise.” Alden’s indignant tone soothed places inside me that I hadn’t even realized were still raw.
His shy smile widened into a genuine grin, a rare joke from him, and it was sort of like seeing a rainbow after a hard thunderstorm, the way the smile transformed his usually stoic expression. He had a dimple, which I couldn’t recall noticing before, and smiling made his brown eyes flicker with gold.
Life has a way of screwing people over regardless, so you might as well find fun where you can.”
It had been so easy to feel like damaged goods the past year,
the only thing I was hungry for was something I shouldn’t want and couldn’t have.
grabbing my hand
Didn’t want to have to miss him along with everything else.
wanted to know exactly how to make him happy in a multitude of different ways.
For the first time, maybe ever, I had something I liked more than Odyssey. Him. Us. The private moments we’d shared. And I’d take losing if it meant getting closer later.
I loved the moments before sleep when we curled around each other, drowsy confessions and wordless cuddles, like floating away on a cloud of good feelings, sweet emotions tucked all around us like quilts. In those moments, I was invincible and happier than I’d been in years.