Forever with You

Where is the road to your heart?" With one finger he lifted my chin to meet his eyes. "Don't you know? You're the one who paved it.

Not only does my world revolve around her, but she is my world. She's not just my reason for breathing, she's air itself. She's the meaning behind every one of my thoughts, every thrum of my pulse, every whisper of my conscience. She's my entire everything. It's as simple and as complex as that.

You’re always the center of my world.

No, I’m not ever letting you go.” His words were raw with emotion. “I’ll let you leave here right now, but I’m not giving up on you. I’ll pursue you like I’ve never pursued anything in my life. I’ll fight until you have no choice but to believe that I love you with everything I am.

I love you," she murmurs. "I love you first." And last. And everything in between.

So he was hurt? Too fucking bad. I was destroyed.

I love you, precious. I’ve always loved you. From the moment I first saw you. I knew before you did, I think.

We’ve been pussy-footing around each other all day,” he said at my ear. “I’m warning you now that I’m done. It’s time for me to start treating you like what you are: Mine.

Every touch, every kiss, every moment between you and me, precious…none of that was pretend. I didn’t want to pretend with you. I wanted every experience with you, every moment to be completely genuine.

Then, all of a sudden, everything changed. He dropped his hand to his side and his expression melted and transformed, and for the first time in days, the look in his eyes said I was the center of his world again. The crux of his universe. The core of his existence.

We'll talk later. You don't understand. I have to talk now. I'll keep texting you. I can't help myself. And I'll read every one.

We have the future to make up for the hurts we’ve caused each other.

You make it so easy to fall so hard.

I’m sorry, Laynie. That’s going to have to come from him. My point is that you’re not his burden. You’re his reason.

twisted my lips at the thought. “This is a new beginning for us, isn’t it?” He leaned forward to brush my nose with his. “No. This is better than a beginning. This is what happens next.

He’d never let anyone in before. Maybe sex really had only been for sport in the past. With us, it was speech.

she thought I was crying out of happiness. She had no idea she was watching my heart break even more.

Here I am, precious. I give myself freely. All of me, Alayna. No more walls or secrets or games or lies. I give you all of me, honestly. For forever, if you'll take me.

He believed I could do more than I believed I could do. It was endearing and empowering, but also overwhelming.

I've never kissed you just for show, precious. I'm not about to start now.

You belong to me, precious. You belong with me. I won't let anything come between us. I won't let anything hurt you.

Where is the road to your heart?” With one finger, he lifted my chin to meet his eyes. “Don’t you know? You’re the one who paved it.

This is everything I ever needed and never knew I wanted, wrapped up in the most beautiful of packages.

My point is that you're not his burden. You're his reason.

Era la verdad más absoluta que yo conocía, igual que el sol sabe que debe salir por la mañana, igual que los capullos de rosa saben que deben florecer en primavera. Estaba en mis venas, en el rincón más oculto de mi corazón y de mi alma. Le amaría hasta la muerte, incluso más allá de la muerte. Más allá del fuego y del infierno. Le querría toda la eternidad.

—Sí, pero solo eso. Cada caricia, cada beso, cada momento compartido por los dos, preciosa…, nada de eso fue fingido. No quería fingir contigo. Quería que cada experiencia contigo, cada momento, fuese absolutamente real. Eres la primera persona a la que he dejado entrar en mí, la primera que ha visto quién soy yo de verdad entre tanta mentira. —Bajó el volumen de su voz al mínimo—: Eres la primera persona a la que he amado en toda mi vida, Alayna. Y sé que serás la última.

I’m not going to stand by as the only one who knows about this. You need some backup. What if she does something to you? You know, roofies your drink or something.” “Right. ‘Cause I’m drinking openly tonight.” She was my closest friend, but sometimes she lacked in the intelligence department.

Of course I still care, you asshole. I'm in love with you. You shattered my fucking heart.

I love you, precious. I've always loved you.