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Daddy, " I whispered, feeling my own breath hitch in my throat. "I love you." Just when I was sure he was asleep, the one corner of his mouth lifted in a smile. "I knew that, " he murmured. "Always knew that.Morgan Matson
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What was the point of trying to run away if people were going to insist on reminding you of what you were running from?Morgan Matson
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As I looked out at the water, I realized there was nowhere to go, nowhere left to run. And I just had to stay here, facing this terrible truth. I felt, as more tears fell, just how tired I was, a tiredness that had nothing to do with the hour. I was tired of running away from this, tired of not telling people, tired of not talking about it, tired of pretending things were okay when they had never, ever been less than okay. .Morgan Matson
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As I looked out at the water, I realized there was nowhere to go, nowhere left to run. And I just had to stay here facing this terrible truth. I felt, as more tears fell, just how tired I was, a tiredness that had nothing to do with the hour. I was tired of running from this, tired of pretending that things were okay when they had never, ever been less okay.Morgan Matson
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I knew in that moment that things would be forever different- that today was gong to be the day that split my life into before and after.Morgan Matson
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I kept thinking back to all those nights in Connecticut, when I was out the door as soon as dinner was over, yelling my plans behind me as I headed to my car, ready for my real night to begin–my time with my family just something to get through as quickly as possible. And now that I knew that the time we had together was limited, I was holding on to it, trying to stretch it out, all the while wishing I’d appreciated what I’d had earlier.Morgan Matson
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I tried to shut out the feelings that were hurting my heart with a thousand tiny pinpricks, which was somehow worse that having it broken all at once.Morgan Matson
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He stepped closer. "Lily---" "No. Stay back, " she said, pointing a finger at him. He went still. "Why?" "Because when you come close I do stupid things." " Like?" " Like let you kiss me." " Let me?" He laughed ruefully. "Lily, you just about crawled up my body to get at these lips." She narrowed her eyes. "Like I said. Stupid.Jill Shalvis
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Doesn't everyone deserve their own version of a happily-ever-after?Jill Shalvis
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I'm good at a lot of things, " he murmured.Jill Shalvis
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The special please, " she said, waving a coupon from the week's paper. "The young rejuvenating facial. I want to look thirty." " Mom, " Jonathan said. "It's a facial, not a magic wand." She rolled up the paper and swatted him with it. "Fine, I'll take forty." She gave Lily a hug. "And you! How lovely to see you again! " She turned to Jonathan. "So.. you can make me look forty, right?" " How about gorgeous?" Jonathan asked his mom. "Does gorgeous work for you? .Jill Shalvis