Release (Release #1)

by Aly Martinez

Bits and pieces of Ramsey were intertwined in everything I’d ever wanted in life. He was my family. My best friend. The yin to my yang. The heart to my beat.

I didn’t know it then, but that day, Ramsey Stewart saved my life. And six years later, I’d repay him by ruining his.

That was exactly how I lived my life, showing the world a pretty exterior to hide the disaster on the inside.

I’d often wished we had a cool story about when our relationship transitioned from that of tolerating each other to discovering we were two halves of one soul. But the truth is Thea and I evolved much like the seasons: slow, steady, and unstoppable.

However, in that tree, suffering alone and also together, I fell in love with her like the stars falling from the sky.

“I can’t do this without you.” “Do what?” He lifted one shoulder in a half shrug. “Breathe.”

“Because when I was ten years old, I met a boy. I hated him. But I needed him like my veins needed blood. He broke my leg. He broke my patience. And eventually he broke my heart. But there hasn’t been a minute that’s passed that I haven’t loved him with every single broken shard.”

“You’re mine, Ramsey. You can try to fight me. You can hate me. You can lie to yourself for the rest of your life.”

“There was never a day when I didn’t want you to be mine, Sparrow. I just loved you enough to hope you wouldn’t have to be.”

But you just wouldn’t listen. Fuck. Why won’t you ever listen to me?” “I do listen, but sometimes I just don’t care.” He barked a humorless laugh. “Now that’s the damn truth.”

Love this—sounds like my hubby & I

I have absolutely nothing to offer you but headaches and stress, but if you keep me, I swear I’ll spend the rest of my life providing you with love and Tylenol.”

“Sometimes you have to let go of the life you planned in order to live the one you’re given.