It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)

by Colleen Hoover

sometimes the hardest decisions a person can make will most likely lead to the best outcomes.

“Lily, I have ached since I was a teenager to know what you thought of me. One paragraph. Just give me that much.”

“You’re going to drive five miles just to give me a hug?” “I’d run five miles just to give you a hug.”

Divorce is difficult. I knew it would be, but it’s so much harder than I anticipated. And navigating divorce with a child in the mix is a million times trickier. You’re stuck interacting with that person for the remainder of your life.

Thank you for being the most comforting part of my life right now. Thank you for always being the beacon I need every time I feel lost. Whether you mean to shine on me or not. I am grateful for you. I’ve missed you. I absolutely should have kissed you.

He’s holding a bouquet, but it isn’t flowers. It’s cookies.

I’m exactly where I belong, being loved by Atlas Corrigan.

“I wish I could have you in my bed like this every night. I want to shower with you and cook with you and watch TV with you and go grocery shopping with you. I want everything with you. I hate that we have to pretend like we don’t already know we’re spending the rest of our lives together.”

“I can draw a seedling with two tiny branches. Yours and mine. We’ll be on our own brand-new, tiny family tree—one that starts with us.” I feel heat behind my eyes, so I grab my sunglasses off the dash and put them on. “A whole new family tree that starts with us. I like it.”

He nods. “I do, Lily. Come home.”