If You Must Know (Potomac Point, #1)

by Jamie Beck

more reliant on him—sowing doubts about her friends, like making derogatory remarks about Cindy Dunlap’s influence simply because she planned girls’ nights out, or persuading Amanda to put off working toward her master’s degree because he could support her while she raised their children. He used my sister’s eagerness to please him against her, and got away with it by lavishing her with praise and affection.

When you love and trust someone, you don’t think to be suspicious. You don’t look for clues or betrayals. You simply live and love with no more thought than it takes to breathe.

I sometimes wondered if loneliness drove my compulsive need to please others as much as kindness did.

where I no longer knew if I did things because I wanted to or because it was what pleased someone I loved.

“Everyone’s a work in progress, so don’t put your love life on hold while you evolve.”