Detour (Creekwood, #1)

by A. Marie

“I got you. Today. Tomorrow. Forever. It doesn’t matter. I’m not going anywhere.”

Cause that’s what family does. They stick it out. They laugh, they cry, they bleed for each other, but they don’t walk away because things get tough sometimes.” I finally look as he rises to his feet.

“And you want to be attached to this mess?” Coty’s face grows serious and his hands grip my thighs, rubbing soothing circles with his thumbs. “We’re all broken in some way or another. That’s what binds us together, finding someone you trust enough to protect the pieces that need it most. I can’t promise you perfect ‘cause I’m not perfect. I can’t promise you easy ‘cause it won’t be. But I can promise to be here for you through it all no matter what, loving you in any way you’ll allow me for as long as I’m breathing. Whether that makes you my girlfriend or not is up to you, but my feelings remain the same. I see your wreckage and want to fix my own just so I can be the armor yours is missing. I love you, Angela.”