Without a Hitch

by Avery Maxwell

go. “It’s not that I felt left out. I just didn’t feel like I fit in. There’s a difference.”

I want a partner who chooses to love me at the end of the day, even if it’s hard. Even if I’m a raging lunatic or a crying mess. A partner to stand by my side in good times and bad.

He’s bound me with my own flipping underwear.

“It’s not about accepting a quirk, Lochlan. It’s about accepting you as you are. A stiff, rigid, candy-sorting, pain in the ass with a heart so big, even if he forgets to let people see it.”

I didn’t even know I felt unsafe until Lochlan Blaine, in all his boss-holery, showed me what it was like to be cared for.

“Love isn’t finite. There are no steadfast rules for it, trust me. I’ve tried to find them, but love is fluid. It’s different for every person and every situation.”

Loving someone is the greatest gift you can ever give. It’s how you love someone in the quiet moments when no one’s looking that matters.”

“I’m going to Vermont. I’m a best man tomorrow, and I’m going to sprinkle him with love glitter.”

Welcome to our chaos, man! You’re part of the family now.”