Charm (Crave #5)

by Tracy Wolff

I miss them so much. It’s strange, really. Some days I wake up, and it doesn’t feel so terrible. But somehow those days are worse than the ones that start out really bad. Because on those days, I’m just going along, doing my thing, and then something will trigger a memory out of the blue, and I’ll be unprepared for it. I’ll feel crushed all over again. It’s how I feel now, like I’ve been run over by grief yet again.

“I don’t know much about love, Grace. But you’ve taught me that real love isn’t about finding someone who makes you happy. It’s about finding your own happiness and then sharing that with the person you love. You will always be my light out of the darkness, but not because it’s your job to make me happy. Because you light the path I can follow to find my own happiness. And I want to always see that path, let it lead me back to you. Always.”

Love isn’t always easy. And it isn’t always pretty. Sometimes it’s messy and painful and completely fucked up. But maybe that’s okay. Maybe love doesn’t have to be perfect. Maybe it just has to be real.