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Calder gives Dakota a ring. 💍
He got a ring tattoo.

I’ve been so stressed about having this perfect home and perfect marriage and perfect life, but nothing is perfect. Not me, not Calder, not even his mountain. And it’s the imperfections, the messiness, the unconventional grit of it all that make it a real, full life. Living happily…that’s it. Feeling safe…that’s it. Feeling good in my skin . . . this is the ultimate end goal

“When are you going to get it through your head, Ace? I’d move mountains for you. Hell yes, I’d move off the mountain for you. I love you.”

Calder to Dakota
Move mountains 🏔️

The confidence I feel in myself by having a man who hears me and respects me and loves me the way I always wanted to be loved makes the sex so much more meaningful.

There’s a beauty to fighting and bickering easily with the person you love. No one has a chance to harbor secrets or resentments. Everything is always on the table so you can work through it, one infuriating argument at a time.

As it turns out, true love is my kink. And I’ve never loved anyone the way I love you.

Calder to Dakota
💖💖

Calder theme night

My smile falls when I realize this is the first time I’ve cracked a grin since Saturday, and it doesn’t feel good because I don’t want to be happy without Dakota. I don’t want to do anything without Dakota. I’m done being a passenger and letting her call the shots. Luke is right: I have to prove to her that we’re bigger than this bullshit.
Calder

Wyatt does the Wyatt thing and says a million words without saying a single sentence.

Our fingers brush as our paths cross, and I flex my hand, stung by the brief contact, and irritated by the urge I have to reach out and grab her whole body and press myself against her. I miss the feel of her against me. I miss her fucking touch. Her fucking voice. Her fucking everything. I miss her.

Calder & Dakota