I want you,” I whispered against her mouth. “I want everything I know about you now and all the possibilities of what I’ll learn about you later. I’ve never felt this way about anyone. You mean more to me than you could ever understand.
Please tell me it’s not too late to fix this. Tell me you still love me. I’ve never wanted anything as much as I want you. I’ll risk everything that’s important to me, just to hear you say you want me in your life.
I’m saying I love you, Cami. All of that was as real for me as it was for you. I’m asking if you’ll stick this out beside me. I’m willing to lose my badge and even be dishonorably discharged if that’s the case. I just don’t want to lose you.
Dear Heaven above, have mercy on my soul. I’m going to end up in Hell.
So stop looking at the past and all the things you can’t change. They’re done and over with. Now is the time for you to look to the future, grasp it by the hand, and decide where you want to go. I told you once before, and I’ll say it again – this is your life, Chase. Only you can decide what it’s going to be like. Don’t let outside forces dictate it for you.
I thought I had always loved him to capacity, but that capacity continued to constantly expand.