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by
Lauren Asher
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August 27 - August 29, 2023
“Special is the last word I would use to describe you.” It feels far too generic for someone like her.
"Careful, Mr. Kane. Keep being nice to me and I might start getting used to it."
Hygge1.
“I can assure you that I will always have Iris’s best interests at heart.” Even if they jeopardize mine.
“Iris, I offer you this ring as a reminder of my commitment to you, our marriage, and our future. Let it serve as a symbol of my devotion to you, from this day on.”
“Declan, I give you this ring as a symbol of my promises to you, as your partner and friend. May it serve as a reminder that even during our hardest days, you can always count on me to stand by your side.”
You hate when she cries. You wouldn’t mind murdering someone who hurt her. You took her to the hospital even though you despise them with every fiber of your being.
it only takes one glance at her makeshift brace to make my blood burn hot under my skin. I know exactly why her injury angers me more than anything else. It’s the same reason I feel an urge to push Cal away from her whenever he gets too close or the way I unexplainably need to see her whenever she is out of my sight for longer than a few hours. You care about her.
“If I ever get caught, it’s a good thing I have you to bail me out of jail.”
“Who says I wouldn’t be in there with you?”
“If you had it your way, everything would be our thing so that you never had to share me with anyone else, you territorial caveman.”
“I’m glad you finally understand. It took you long enough.”
“I’m enjoying the view.”
“Says the man who hasn’t even looked outside once.”
“That’s not the view I’m talk...
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“I’m not confused. Far from it, actually. I know
exactly what I want.”
“And what is...
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Our marriage might be fake, but these feelings burning inside me are anything but. It’s only a matter of time before I make her mine. She just doesn’t know it yet.
“You might have gone about all the steps in the wrong order, but that doesn’t mean you can’t restart from the beginning and try again.”
“Then ask me what word I would use to describe you.”
“Yuánfèn.”
Yuánfèn: A predestined infinity.
Kilig1.
Merak2.
mamihlapinatapai3
backpfeifengesicht4.
“Strikhedonia1.”
“You look…”
“If you say nice, I swear I’ll make your death look like an accident.”
“Devasta...
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“Marriage is like going on a road trip with the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, except you have no map or fancy GPS system to help you out. You might not always agree on what music to play or which direction you should go. I can guarantee there will be moments you want to rip your hair out—or each other’s. Just like there will be times that test you, where you think that maybe things would be easier if you hitch a ride with someone else. The point is, life is going to throw a lot of things at you. Stuff like flat tires, dead ends, and mechanical issues. But you can either
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“What are you doing?”
“Helping my wife.”
“You’re growing a bit too comfortable with that nickna...
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“I use it to remind you of y...
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“And what’s...
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“M...
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“There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do to keep you by my side.”
“You don’t need to try too hard. I am your wife after all.”
“Even if you weren’t, I won’t g...
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“Forelsket1.”
“Not what but who. We both struggle with words in our own ways. Me with expressing them, and
you with reading them.”
“Are you insane?”
“When it comes to you, that was never a question.”
There he goes again with the L-word. It could explain my insane need to keep Iris close and protect her from harm’s way. The way my chest feels all tight when she is gone. How my heart beats faster whenever she is in the same room as me. My intense need to mind my words so I don’t hurt her.
I am falling in love with Iris. The signs were all there, and I ignored them because I didn’t truly understand them.
“I’m not asking you to love me back. I don’t expect that and I’m not sure if I ever will because I’m the furthest thing from lovable. I’m selfish, rude, and don’t know the first thing about being in a relationship with someone. But that doesn’t mean I’m not willing to try for you if you let me.”
