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“Falling in love was supposed to be beautiful. But of course, like with everything else in my life, I crashed and burned.”

“You’ve only really known me for three months.”

“I’ve known you my whole life.”

“None of it was real.”

“Manipulating to get out of unwanted situations, cheating to get ahead, lying to avoid expressing my feelings… It all worked out just fine for me, my whole life. But the thing about being a liar and a cheat… No one believed you when you were actually telling the truth.”

“I’m not sure when it happened, but I fell asleep. I must’ve been dreaming because I thought I felt the softest kiss on my cheekbone, followed by a whisper. “I love you, too.”

“Hugging her tighter to my chest, I kissed the top of her head. I’d known the feeling for some time now, but it was in that exact moment I knew I’d never let her go. Not even if she tried to claw her way out of my arms. I whispered into the dark, “I love you.”

“The view of her sleeping peacefully on my chest was priceless, and I quickly came to understand that she was the most valuable thing in my life. The worst had happened. I loved the woman. I was crazy in love with her.“

“I kneeled for no one. Not for my family. Not for forgiveness. Not for mercy. But the one reason that could’ve gotten me on my knees, was her.”

“The girl whose siren-green eyes were my envision of death, had now become my paradise. My own personal sanctuary from this fucked-up world.”

“I’d never had a girlfriend, so I never cared about this shit before. But if Maria was going to be my girl, and she thought she would pay for herself, she was crazy. Her money was her money, and my money was her money.”