“His career, my education, his freedom, my innocence…all tied together in a nice little package of morality.”

“Frickin' hit me with the speeding car, now. Take away my intense craving to force myself against him and taste his lips.”

“I loved him so much, more than any moment or event could ever render. He was my air, my water, my blood pumping through my veins. I gave him every hidden spoke in my wheel. Every little thing that meant anything to me was nothing compared to him. To see him in so much pain cracked my soul.”

“Max ran his fingers across his temple as he tugged his hair away from his bottomless, green eyes. I was so caught in his web. He could devour me and there was nothing I would do to stop him. I couldn't flutter free or escape the trance he had over me.”

“Yeah, well, if it wasn’t your birthday and I wasn’t so madly in love with you-” his voice trailed off…”

“I stood watching the warm glow of light pouring through the glass of the front door. stared at my hand as I clutched the frigid knob and wondered if, by opening it, I’d be stepping into a situation that would heal my heart or shatter it completely.”

“When everything in my gut is telling me it’s right, how can it be wrong?”