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“Are you worried you'd miss me if I left?”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“You are not showing her my baby pictures!” He sounded horrified, which made me laugh.
“Come on, Evan,” I teased with a laughing smile, “you were adorable.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“I don't know how to fit you in my world without hurting you too." The truth in my words revealed more than he'd ever know.
"Don't worry about hurting me," he replied calmly. "I like being a part of your world, and I understand that it's more complicated than you're willing to share with me. But I'll respect that, for now."
He pulled into the parking lot of a drugstore and put the car in park. Evan seemed nervous as he turned to speak to ne. He released a quick breath before he spoke. My chest tightened, afraid to hear what he had to say."
"I don't do this." His hands gestured between us. My eyes narrowed, trying to inerpret his meaning. He exhaled and looked out the windshield. "I don't stay, and I'm used to that. And I'm always prepared to leave-because I have to eventually.
He stopped again, frustrated with himself. I sat motionless, absolutely convinced I didn't want him to continue - but I couldn't bring myself to ask him to stop.
"I want to stay here," he finally decalred. "It would bother me if I left. I mean, I've already unpacked.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“He didn’t need to touch me. His attention alone, recognizing my existence, send a flurry of sparks through my body.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe