Meet Me in the Blue (Hemlock Harbor, #1)

by A.M. Johnson

“And stop apologizing,” he grumbled and started to walk again. His big stride faster than before. “You only have to say it once, otherwise sorry becomes just another word, and the entire point of it is lost.”

“The point to this entire story is that love isn’t easy. Love is sacrifice, son. It hurts, it’s messy, and shit, it will tear you up. At the risk of sounding like one of those greeting cards your sister loves to torture us with, I have to say it’s worth it. Love is worth every single hurt it gives. It’s worth it because it’s fucking living, and you deserve to live it.”