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“I want her. Even if it’s only a part of her.”
“We all have to face our pain, Shiloh. If you don’t, you won’t find a way to accept it and you’ll never be able to move on.”
If I had to pick a poison, it would be whiskey. It had a preferable burn when going down.
“I’ve never kissed her like I’ve kissed you.” He slid his hand behind my neck, pulling me even closer until my head was tilted back and his lips hovered over mine. “She was just to pass the time. When I’m with you, time doesn’t exist. There’s just you.”
“Shiloh busted her ass to make today extra special for me. It makes her happy for everything to have a place and what makes her happy makes me happy.”
“You slid into our lives like you were always meant to be there,” Colt said.
“So when I say I don’t know how this works…it’s because you’re not just what we need, but what Keelan and Knox need, too.”
“You aren’t allowed to be in denial like Knox. We see how you look at them. The only reason I’m not turning into a possessive caveman is because you look at us the same way.”
“Yes, you are.” He brushed his thumb across my bottom lip. “You’re kissing me to drown out your demons.”
“Nothing can get to you while I’m holding you. No one can hurt you.”
“If you give up, he wins. We can’t let him win. You are strong enough to withstand this.”
“I know you are because I made you. Life will constantly lay heavy shit on your shoulders in order to knock you down.”
“You will fall. You will fall many times. Sometimes the fall will hurt more than you ever thought possible and you will feel like you don’t want to get back up. Like right now, for example. But you will, and when you do, you will be stronger.”
“It will get easier,” he said. “If you give up, you’ll never see that.”
“He saved me from myself,” he answered. “Then I lost him and all the progress I’d made felt like it was washed away in an instant. I wanted to give up. I wanted to do what you’re doing right now. I wanted to say ‘fuck it’ so badly, but then I remembered I had three people depending on me. It was the hardest thing I had ever done—refusing to succumb to my pain. What helped me a lot was knowing that it would get easier. My dad had showed me that.”
So you gotta ask yourself…would talking about it and trying to work through what you went through make things any worse than they already are?”
“I was only brave enough because you were holding me.” His hands cupped my cheeks. “Then I’ll hold you. We’ll all hold you, Shiloh. I said we would help you, but you have to want to help yourself.”
“Just don’t shut us out. You are not alone anymore. You suffer, we suffer.”
His fingers began to comb through my hair. “No one can get to you,” he said with a confidence that made me believe him. “No one can hurt you when you’re in my arms. I have you, Shiloh.”
“Your voice matters,” he said. “I’m sorry we didn’t talk to you.”
It was the connection I had wanted and what I felt in that moment was better than I could have imagined, because it was love. I was in love with him.
“If that fucker ever shows up, we run together or we fight together, but more importantly, we protect each other together. Promise me, Shi.”
“Shiloh, I think you’re the most amazing person I have ever met and I have feelings for you.”
“You have the smile of a woman in love,” a little old lady whispered to me as she leaned in close. “You’re glowing.”
“The staring doesn’t bother me as much as it used to,” I said, running a finger over the scar on my inner arm. “Some days, I forget they are there. On days like today, when I have a class, I’m very aware I have them. A lot of the women in this class have been through terrible things. By having my scars out for them to see, I think it reassures them they aren’t alone.”
“Never take the obvious road. It’s why X caught you every time you tried to escape through the front door. You need to teach your mind to slow down when you’re in danger and think.”
“I know you hit a bump in the road recently, but when we fall, we get back up stronger. You got back up stronger, Shi.”
“I’d like to start over and properly meet your boyfriends. I was thinking we could all have dinner tonight,”
“Don’t ever be sorry for telling me what you’re going through. I’m so fucking happy you’re finally opening up. It just breaks my heart that you ever felt that way.”
“The long road isn’t so bad,” he said. “I’ll walk it with you.”
“You say things that make me fall in love with you more and more.” His brows rose and the biggest smile stretched across his mouth. “You love me?” Blushing, I looked out the window at the empty park. “Maybe.” I heard the click of him unfastening his seat belt before he grabbed my chin. He made me face him, his beautiful aquamarine eyes boring into mine. “I love you, Shi,” he said and kissed me. I could feel the love he poured into that kiss as he devoured my mouth.
“Every time I look at you, I get a glimpse at happiness.” I held my breath, refusing to assume what that meant. “You’re my match, Shiloh.” His hands framed my face. “I’m so fucking sorry if I hurt you. I let my fear of the worst get the best of me.” “Living in fear isn’t living.” That was what he had told me once.
