“So you sabotage any chance at real intimacy because you don’t want to be vulnerable again,”
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The closer you are, the easier I breathe, the less I feel like life is just a never-ending pour of lemon juice into an open wound that won’t heal. You take away the dark, the cold. And you remind me what it’s like to want to be here.”
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Exactly how much of me do you want?”
Those blue eyes changed to icy fire. “The gentlemanly answer would be as much as you’re willing to give.”
“And you’re a gentleman?”
“I used to be.”
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Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’,”
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I glanced down at the earrings nestled inside the box. Delicate gold chains ended in sharp, sparkly sunbursts. “I saw them, and I thought of you. Made by the woman who saved my life, worn by the woman who reminded me it’s worth living.”
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“Being vulnerable doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you trust yourself to be strong enough to handle the hurt. It’s actually the purest form of strength.”
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Excuse me?” “You fucking love me,” I told her. “Oh? And I suppose you don’t love me?” “I fucking love you back. So much that we’re not waitin’ until after.”
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Lina, the only way you’re going to know if he’s the one is if you treat him like he’s the one. He can either earn the title or lose it. That’s up to him, but you’re the one who has to give him the chance to earn you.”
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on’t be a dumbass. You don’t let everyone in. Only the ones who matter. The ones you want to trust. The ones you want to let you in. That vulnerability shit is just like respect. It’s earned.”