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Do I think he’s cheating on me? Not even a freaking chance. Do I think he’s so consumed with his new job that he’s completely forgotten about me? Abso-fucking-lutely.
I cling to him like he’s a lifesaver, helping me stay afloat, yet . . . he’s also the thing drowning me.
“Okay, but have you ever spanked a woman?” “Yes,” I answer, which perks her up. “Really?” she drawls. “Ooo, tell me more. Have you ever tied someone up?” “Just hands,” I answer. “Giving her free range with her legs, that’s fair.”
“No, I just wanted to control how far I spread her.” Myla sits tall now as her mouth falls open slightly. Ha! Looks like I found a way to finally stun her.
“We were until you convinced Myla to break up with me after her father passed. Since then, you’ve been someone I’ve tolerated because I love my wife.”
“You’re still my goddamn wife, Myla. That means you’re mine.” The hand gripping my hip tightens. “This body, it’s mine. That sassy mind of yours is mine. And those rose-colored lips that have explored every inch of my body? They still belong to me.”
“I don’t want anyone else. I don’t need anyone else. It’s you I think about. It’s you I want in my goddamn bed. It’s you I want wearing my ring.” His lips skim my ear. “You’re all I’ve ever wanted, Myla.”
“Myla, I would fucking eat you right on this goddamn dirty-ass floor if you’d let me. Trust me, I’ve been fully turned on since the moment I saw you.”
You know you don’t have to carry that baggage by yourself. There are people out there willing to help you carry it. And the right person won’t just carry it. They’ll unpack it until there isn’t much baggage left.”
Some of them rode bikes around the center, and I’m going to tell you right now, once you see a pair of old man balls squished on a bicycle seat, you will never unsee it.”
I can still see it. Like an aged snail attempting to come out of its shell.”
In the world of baseball, we don’t get much time to breathe, but you, you’re my breath of fresh air.”
“The person who never shows any growth in their life, but rather stays in their past, reliving the horrid lessons learned from their childhood. You are so much better than that, and it’s about time you start showing it. You are so much better than what your mother made you feel about yourself. And it’s about time you believe that. You have so much potential to be anyone you want, anything you want, Myla, but you’re not allowing that. Well, I’m sick of it.”
“It’s not easy because you’re scared,” Nichole says. “Are you really going to let fear dictate your future? Or are you going to face that fear head-on and see that there is another side to life, Myla? A side where fear doesn’t control your heart, but rather opens it to new things?”
“Mmm, you’re always so warm. I feel like you’re my warming rock, and I’m a lizard.”
“There’s a reason the human body is conditioned to love, and it’s so we don’t have to walk around this planet alone. So we don’t have to face the trials and tribulations of our journey in the dark, but rather in the light from the guidance of the ones we love. Goals and dreams come and go, but love, that lasts forever. Don’t lose it because you’re too worried about what might happen to your goals.”
“You are what I care about. You are my goals. You are my dreams. You are my future.”
“Your heartbeat is the cadence of my life, and without it in my palm, I’m an aimless wanderer.
It’s odd. When you feel like you’re at your absolute worst, total rock bottom, it could be the universe letting you know that you need to build a new foundation, a stronger one—a foundation that will jumpstart the next chapter in your life.
