“He lived.He made it. A second chance,given to oneand not the other.And this?This is what he did with it?”

“WRAP ME UPI shiver.He pulls away."Are you cold?" he asks."A little.Plus... you know.""What?""Um... your kisses?"He laughs,pulls me downonto the blanketand wraps his armsand legs around me.Perfect.My kind of blanket.”

“Anticipation is the best alarm there is, and it shookme awake before my phone even had the chance.”

“Cade motions with a nod to follow him. He's holding the pole, and I'm the fish on the line. Just how far will he pull me in?”

“I want him to live,” he says.I watch, helpless, as the pain slips out.Tears fallwhen he whispers, “But damn it, I want to live, too.”

“I tell myself it will protect me. He will protect me.”

“If anything,he sparkeda fireinside of me,making me want to live again.”