Empower

Love is all the small moments. It is what fills the quiet.

And as soon as he was gone, I saw beyond, to where Lincoln stood, exactly where I'd seen him last, when I'd begged him to trust me. And my heart shuttered to life. Because he had.

You don’t get it – you never will! You want to run towards the fire to save me even when I’m the one carrying the bucket of water. You can’t help yourself!’ Lincoln threw his hands wide. ‘Because I fucking love you!

His words were so...Phoenix. A complication

I breathe you. I live you. I love you

Would you think me such a fool that you could be here, in this city, this building, this room and me not know about it?

This will be for life. For eternity, human and beyond. More than any commitment, than any marriage. Violet, are you ready to marry me?

Am I not allowed to want your happiness because it conflicts with my own?

I need you to live for me

started to sit up, but his hand snaked around my stomach and pulled me back to him. “You should try to get some more sleep,” he said. “I can’t,” I said. “Not until this is over.” He sat up beside me, taking my hand in his and quickly kissing the back of it before suggesting, “Run?” The man knows me. I glanced out the small window. The sun was yet to appear on the horizon and rain fell lightly, but the wind had eased for now. I beamed. “Coffee first.” He laughed as he stood up and tossed me a T-shirt. “Coffee first.” And it turns out, even when the world might be about to end, a girl can still swoon.

For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” Matthew 7:14

Would you think me such a fool that you could be here, in this city, this building, THIS ROOM and me not know about it??

Love is never lost—only ever waiting to be found.