“The morning brought with it, if not a brighter outlook, at least a measure of control, some acceptance. Instinctively, I knew that the new tear in my heart would always ache. That was just going to be a part of me now.”
“I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me. ”
“He also knew that whenever he recalled her kissing his cheek with such unqualified trust and acceptance, it was going to ache just a little in the vicinity of his heart.It ached now.”
“I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry.”
“All right, Emma. You brought me in. You made your move. Just like I knew you would. A nice move. Now it's my turn.”
“Morning would come before we knew it. It always did. But we still had the night, and for now, we were together, so I just closed my eyes and drank it all in.”