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I haven’t been myself. I’ve been sorting out some family stuff lately and it’s been getting to me. I’m sorry for taking it out on you.”
“I’m here for you.”
he can’t quite believe what I’ve said, but he’s so, so happy to hear it.
don’t even know how I’d begin to explain this situation to someone else. But Joelle understood. And she said the one thing I didn’t even know I needed to hear. I’m here for you.
genuinely sweet and kind and thoughtful person—one
All because she cares. She doesn’t do a single thing that isn’t rooted in sincerity.
“I’m so sorry I hurt you.”
It’s the fear of seeing someone I care about in pain.
“So in other words, I’m simple?” “In the best kind of way.”
it’s been a while since I’ve taken a day to do something fun and leisurely. Like head to the park or go for a walk.”
“I’m glad you’re letting yourself relax. You should do it more often.”
I wish I could have had the chance to go to culinary school and travel Europe, to have a go at the life I once dreamed of.
Someone who’s as hardworking as she is stunning, who runs a successful business on her own, which she built from the ground up, no help from anyone.
You are without a doubt the most selfless person for helping your family the way you did.”
You’re a total sweetie on the inside.”
just didn’t think I was your type. I didn’t think you’d go for a girl like me.”
I’m not the kind of girl that a guy who looks like you normally dates.”
“You really have no idea what you are, do you?”
“You’re goddamn stunning, Joelle.”
“Don’t. Enough of your self-deprecating bullshit.”
“No more making jokes about yourself or putting yourself down.
mind-blowingly beautiful.
“I hate that you compare yourself to other people.”
You care about people. You sacrificed your dream to help your family.
No one has ever made me feel so confident, so wanted in less than three minutes.
I’d be the luckiest guy in the world if you did.”
He comforted me at work when I was crying and distraught. He’s made me feel safe and comfortable and wanted all at once.
“It’s okay,” he says softly. “You can ask me anything.”
All he needs me to do in this moment is support him and listen.
“I always felt like a burden. I mean, I know none of this was in my control.
could feel like I was bothering them, like I wasn’t wanted.”
“You have a loving and supportive family, Joelle. Some people don’t, though. It’s just the way the world is.”
don’t think your reason for getting that tattoo is silly. At all,” I say. “It’s beautiful. You took a hurtful insult and turned it into your strength. That’s admirable.”
I asked her to write ‘Good Enough Alone’ at the top, along
At that time, I didn’t think I needed anyone to feel whole or validated, especially not people who never wanted me in the first place.”
want you to know that you’re not alone. As long as I’m around—as long as you want me around—I’m here for you. Always.”
Joelle. She’s the warmest, kindest, most understanding person I’ve ever met. And every time I’m around her, I feel at ease. Like I can be myself always and she’ll never, ever judge me.
No one’s ever made me feel that way, like they’d stand by me forever, no matter what, except Joelle. And it means more than I can even put into words right now.
it was my dream to have my own bookshop where I could always feel at home.
It’s the way his expression is a perfect blend between wonder and contentment—at being here with me.
“It’s only natural to wonder about the choices we didn’t make,” he says. “We all do it.”
He doesn’t think any less of me for what I’ve admitted. I can be myself around Max.
be honest and real, and it doesn’t change the way he feels about me. He still likes me. He still cares about me. That
“Wanna get out of here?”
love love love all the sides this man brings out in me.
“You bring out a lot of things in me, Max.”
Max’s happiness is everything to me.
We fit together perfectly.
“You could never. I love it. So much.”
“Food is my life. I am not ashamed of it.”
