“I need to step up and figure out how to solve my own problems.”
― Crush
― Crush
“I’m determined to not wait for Jaxon to take care of me anymore.”
― Crush
― Crush
“Because I won’t let you fail.” He nods to Macy. “Tell her to try again.”
― Crush
― Crush
“If heaven made someone, earth can find some use for them.”
― Crush
― Crush
“Do you trust me?” he asks.
“Of course, but—”
“Do. You. Trust. Me?” he asks again, and in the space between the words—the space between us—are all the things we’ve never said.
“Yes,” I whisper, even as my entire body recoils from the hole in the ground he’s made for me.
“Yes?” he asks, his blue eyes a little disbelieving and a lot determined.
“Yes, Hudson. I trust you.”
― Crush
“Of course, but—”
“Do. You. Trust. Me?” he asks again, and in the space between the words—the space between us—are all the things we’ve never said.
“Yes,” I whisper, even as my entire body recoils from the hole in the ground he’s made for me.
“Yes?” he asks, his blue eyes a little disbelieving and a lot determined.
“Yes, Hudson. I trust you.”
― Crush
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