Julia

“I need you to know that. Leaving this little house doesn’t mean you’re leaving me behind. It just means you’ve got something—or someone—worth chasing.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“But as I was walking out, I heard Teddy say, “So when’s the last time you were arrested?” “Never?” Riley said. “Well, tomorrow you’re going to say yesterday,” Teddy said. “Lucky you’re mom’s a lawyer.” Jesus Christ, what had I done?”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“don’t have much to offer,” he went on softly. “Just a quiet life with a grumpy man from a small town, but I can promise to love you every day.” “You love me?” I said. Don’t cry, Teddy. “I do,” he said. “And I want to show you how much I love you every single day. I want to do everything with you. I want you to be part of my daughter’s life. I want you at every soccer game, barrel race, and art show. I want you there when she sneaks into my bed in the mornings”—he kissed one of my cheeks then. “I want to marry you. I want to have babies with you—little copper-headed demons running around wreaking havoc”—a kiss on the other cheek. “I want to sit on this porch with you thirty years from now and look up at the sky and wonder what I did to deserve a life this good.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“I couldn’t help but think that the last time I accepted help—it got me Teddy. Maybe that meant good things could come from realizing you can’t do it all on your own. Because, surprisingly, Teddy Andersen was turning out to be a damn good thing.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed