“She would forever remember how warm & secure he made her feel. How could she ever live without that?”

“She thought about Cheryl’s contention that this was young love, and about how she’d feel if they were ever to break up and she had to look back on this moment as an episode in a life that was full of people she didn’t even know now. The thought made her want to cry.”

“She could no longer see herself without him somewhere in her life, & there was no one she could even imagine being her 1st besides him.”

“Now he would always be part of her. She just didn't know it yet.”

“She couldn't have cared less when she got home or if she ever got home. All that mattered was this moment & that this moment continues.”

“God forbid, if something happened & she lost him for good, she would give up anything to have him back. Anything & everything.”

“He was the only person I ever met whose soul I could clearly see in his eyes. And I had more faith in him than I've ever had in another human being.”