House Mate (Under Kansas Skies, #2)

by Leah Brunner

Which makes hiking a lot like marriage. All the work and communication is completely worth it when you get to fall into bed each night next to your favorite human.

And let’s be honest: who could possibly trust a person who doesn't like tacos?

“The thing about a loss like that is you’re never normal again.”

“I think you get used to the new person you become after grief changes you, you

“My late husband doesn’t need me anymore. There’s nothing I can do to make him happy or sad because he’s gone. But my guilt was hurting Mike, who was alive and present in my life.

I had to remind myself that it didn’t take away from the love I experienced with my late husband.

He was devouring her with his eyes! Like she was the funnel cake at a carnival his parents wouldn’t let him have.

The tricky thing about love is you have to be willing to put your heart out there to be broken. You never know what the future holds. But you can control your actions and live life the best you can.

Something about seeing a woman wearing your clothes brings out the primal urge to wife her up.