Natavakila

“Any other Disney movies?” I was tempting my luck here. Aaron’s expression remained serious. “All of them.” Shit. “Even Frozen? Tangled? The Princess Frog?” I asked, and he nodded. “I love animated movies. They take my mind off things.” He dipped his hands in the pockets of his jeans. “Disney, Pixar … I’m a big fan.” This was too much. First, he’d opened up about his childhood earlier today, and now, this. I wanted to ask how and why, but there was a more pressing issue. “What’s your favorite?” Please don’t say the one that will send my heart into cardiac arrest. Please don’t say it. “Up.” Fuck. He had said it. My heart struggled there for a moment. And that little spot that had been softening throughout the night got a little bigger.”
― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception

“You’ve never needed anyone to fight your battles, Catalina. That’s one of the things I respect the most about you.”
― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception

“You are not on your own anymore. It’s you and me now. We are in this together, and we’ve got this.”
― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception

“My eyelids eventually fluttered shut, but right before darkness engulfed me, I thought I heard Aaron whisper, “You feel complete in my arms. You feel like my home.”
― Elena Armas, The Spanish Love Deception