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“Don’t you ever apologize for going after what you want. Don’t you ever let anyone stand in your way. If they do, they don’t love you the way you deserve. And me? I love you.
some days, I could really use a hug.
Self-sabotage is a good friend of mine, ya know? But I force myself to try anyway.
This is what I wanted Nadia to see. That two people can be happy together. Gentle together. There can be trust and love, and she isn’t too broken to have this.
I tuck my head under his chin, and I hug him. I grip him. We don’t talk because we don’t need to. I feel the tension leaving his body, seeping out slowly. And I’m happy to absorb it all. Taking someone else’s pain is a hell of a lot better than stewing in my own.
I can feel him breathing, I can feel his heart beating. If he’s the ocean, I just want to ride the waves.
“I’m scared because I want to give you the world, and I know I can’t. Not yet.” My hands go from fists to sliding across him, exploring the hard lines of his abdomen. “Just give me right now. Give me one day at a time. With you, they’re always better, and I just want more of the better days.”
“I’ll give you all my right nows, Nadia. Every fucking last one. I’ll give you anything you want. I’ve been powerless since the first time I laid eyes on you.”
She wants a quiet, simple life. And I think she might want it with me, which is the most incredible feeling. To know that someone wants you for you, not for what you can do for them.
And if I have to wait for the right moment to present itself, then I will. Because she’s worth the wait. I’ve told her that before, and I meant it.
You deserve a fresh start, Griffin. You deserve to be happy, and I can’t be the only thing that does that for you. I don’t want to be your antidote. I want to be your reason. The reason you put the work in.”
“I think in some cases, age is just a way to measure the number of years you spent without the person meant for you.” Fuck. That’s poetic.
This? This is a clean slate. I want all your right nows. All your tomorrows. I want it all with you.”
“I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. But you’re not one of them. You’re the happiest accident I’ve ever known. The very best decision I’ve ever made. My reason.”
“I can do anything I set my mind to without you.” She pauses and licks her lips nervously. “But I don’t want to.”
