Without a Hitch

by Avery Maxwell

“Marriage is important to me. It’s a promise made between two people, and if one of those people is in it for the wrong reasons, they make a mockery of something I hold dear to my heart. So, I’d probably hack their phones and then put them on blast. Then, I’d cry. A lot. But I’d eventually pick myself up because I truly believe there’s a happily ever after out there for all of us. If this guy isn’t yours, don’t waste your time crying in bathrooms. He doesn’t deserve you, and you deserve a hell of a lot better.”

“I didn’t…” She raises her brow, and I let all pretenses go. “It’s not that I felt left out. I just didn’t feel like I fit in. There’s a difference.”

I have an uncomfortable feeling that she could harness the sun and bring me to my knees in one fell swoop.

“You’re fiery, Pepper. Sprightly. A sassy little pixie who gets shit done, and I find that sexy as fuck.”

slippery channel,

Ha ha

“It’s Taylor Swift. You do know who Taylor Swift is, right?”

Dreams are meant to change. We’re not stagnant or paper dolls. If the dreams we have as children don’t adjust to the changes in our life, they’re just that. Dreams. I’m starting my life with the best man I’ve ever met, on my terms. I don’t feel like I missed out on anything.

You’re not guaranteed a future, but you do have today. Start livin’ for today and build a future on the happiness that brings.”

You’re hearing the words, but you’re not feeling them. Music is meant to be heard in a way that feeds your soul. Simply understanding the words is not the same as experiencing the music, and that makes me think you need to learn how to feel again. For the next three weeks, I’m going to overload your senses so when I’m gone, you’ll remember how to feel.”

“Because, Lochlan. Some people are meant to do great things in life, and some people are meant to help make those things happen. I’m a helper. I’ve always been a helper, and right now, my mission is to help you be the man I know you are under all that anger.”

“You know, even in families, we have a role to play, and what’s expected of us isn’t always who we’re meant to be. I think sometimes the best parts of ourselves only blossom when the right person is nurturing them.”

The reality is people will generally hang themselves with their true nature if you give them enough rope. It’s okay to keep them at arm’s length until they’ve earned your trust, but Loch? Eventually, you have to trust someone, or the loneliness will crush you.”

“That’s a choice too, Loch. Choose to be the man she deserves every day, and that will never happen. People change as years go by, sure, but choose to change with her. Make her the number one priority in your life every single day, and love will bend and shift with you.”

The Cranberries. Tilly was right about them too. This fucking Irish lass has me crying harder than I’ve ever cried in my life. And I’m not even that upset about it.

Love the cranberries

“Love isn’t just about the highs in life, Lochlan. It’s about how you react to the lows. Who has your back and who will pick you up. 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.”