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“You don’t know what it’s like to almost lose the people you love most in the world. I do. That’s what will kill you. Not taking up a normal sport that won’t get you paralyzed.”
Because I’d been half in love with Calder Cruz from the moment he’d taught me to chase the stars.
“Little Daredevil.” “Hi.” “Hi.” His gaze bored into me as if he could see every scar and still-bleeding wound. “I’m sorry.” “For what?” “Hurting you. You’re the last person I’d ever want to hurt.” He was quiet for a moment, his eyes falling closed. “You were my air.”
“I’m sorry. You’ll never know how much. I was scared out of my mind and trying to keep my head above water. It was all lies. I’ve wanted you for longer than I should’ve. But it’s more than that. You’ve always been more. You own my fucking soul, and I don’t ever want it back.”
“Are you in a hurry?” “Damn straight,” he said, pushing open the door to my bedroom. “You give me even a hint of a shot, I’m taking it. Every time.”
“You’re this explosion of light in a world that’s mostly gray. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
You’re like a fire that lives inside me. Even when I thought it was all burned out, there were still embers that lived in my bones. They’ll always be there, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.”
“Love is pain. One can’t exist without the other. The more you expand your heart, the more you have the possibility of being hurt. The deeper you let someone into that space, the more it will kill if anything ever happens to them. That’s life. I shut it off for years after the accident, but I don’t want to anymore. You will always be worth the risk to me.”
“Hadley.” I broke on her name, my shoulders shaking with silent sobs as tears tracked down my cheeks. “You can’t leave me. I just got you back. We haven’t had nearly enough time. I want to watch your hair get gray and laugh lines crease your face. I want to watch our girls grow up and make their own lives. I want to make babies with you.”
What was it about being sick or hurt? The only person you wanted was your mom. I didn’t think that would ever change.
