She touched a part of him he’d thought was inaccessible. A part that had been jealously guarded for years. And she’d gotten there with no effort whatsoever. She’d walked into his life and heart like she belonged.
Sometimes second chances are the very best chances,” she whispered. “Because this time we’ll get it right.
She’d made it a game. Hide-and-seek, Rambo style. The most epic game of hide-and-seek ever.
So who wants to go witness the greatest takedown ever known to mankind?
Life works however the hell you make it work.
Well, I’ll be damned,” he said in an awed tone. “Never thought I’d see the day.
She was tattooed on every part of his body. Deeper, in his heart, his very soul. A permanent brand that would never wear off.
If it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it.
I’m not saying this is going toe easy. I’ll make mistakes. You’ll make mistakes, mostly about trying to draw attention to the differences between us. I realize it’ll take time for you to get over this mind-set that you’re somehow not good enough for me. It pisses me off, but I get that you can’t change a lifetime of seeing yourself the way you do overnight. But I’m going to work on it and wear you down.
She’d been willing and able to submit because she’d been strong enough to come to him as an equal.
So maybe my need of you is greater than your need of me. But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to do everything in my power to make you need me every bit as much as I need you.
In that moment, she realized that she loved this man.
She wanted to rock his entire universe. Wanted to firmly implant in his mind that he’d never want to allow another man to touch her – anyone to touch her.
Sometimes it was better not to ever live the fantasy. Because when reality descended, it outlined in stark detail just how much the real world sucked.
I’m going to take a shower, I want you naked and in bed when I get back.
The gift of your trust. Nothing is more valuable than that, and you can’t put a price tag on that kind of gift. I’d spend all my time catching up, because hell not it’s not equal. What you’d give me far surpasses anything I could give you.
All thanks to an impish, golden-haired, blue-eyed angel and a Tupperware container of cupcakes.
Love finds you when you least expect it. Under seemingly impossible circumstances, but it was there. Young and blooming still. Unwavering and constant. Love truly did conquer all. Love required trust, unconditional faith in the face of adversity.
Nothing worth having is ever easy. And you don’t get things without fighting for them.
It was so easy to lose herself in the fantasy of being with Gabe because he made it easy. He took absolute care of her. He saw to her every need. Was he demanding? Hell yes, but he wasn’t selfish. He took. He was ruthless in his demands. But he gave her back so much. Not just materially but emotionally, though he’d likely deny he did any such thing.