The Hardest Fall

How my heart missed beating like this. For him. Only for him.

I didn't want to miss out on another second with this girl. Fuck everything. Fuck everyone. None of it mattered.

On and off the field, you're my hardest fall, Zoe. No one ever compared. No one ever will.

I’ll catch you when you land, Flash. Just don’t take too much time, because I’m already there, impatiently waiting for you.” I blinked. “You can’t make a joke about something like that, Dylan.” “Who said I’m joking? You happened in a heartbeat Zoe, I had no chance.

My heart beats differently for you. It feels different somehow. I know this probably doesn’t make sense, but…it beats louder, wilder when I see you.

How am I supposed to get used to seeing that smile on your lips? It breaks my brain. You break my brain sometimes—complete mush.

I wish I could capture this moment,” I whispered. “You…just looking at me the way you do.

This is the strangest thing, but I think you’re going to be my best friend, Zoe Clarke.

Just go to sleep, baby. I’ll watch over you until morning.” And he will, won’t he? I thought. He’d help me breathe after scaring me to death. He’d save me from earthquakes, hold my hand after watching a scary movie, buy me pizza because he knew it’d make me happy, protect me from anything and everything by putting himself in front of the danger. He’d watch over me until morning.

Okay, don’t freak out, but I’m falling for you so hard, Dylan Reed—complete free fall. I’ll probably land pretty soon, too.

Zoe Clarke was my forever, the love of my life, and I was hers.

Will it always feel like this?” “Always.

I love you so much,” she whispered. “I don’t know what to do with it all.” “I love you too, Flash. On and off the field, you’re my hardest fall. No one has ever compared, and no one ever will. It was always going to be you for me.

Sometimes when I’m nervous I talk too much and it’s just a bad case of word vomit.

but I think saying skedaddle is the last thing you should worry about, here. You actually attacked him with a rolling pin? Why the hell were you hiding a rolling pin in the bathroom to begin with?

You’re so fucking fascinating, Zoe Clarke.