Holly

“For you, Nova, I’d start an apocalypse.”
― Candice M. Wright, Vices and Vows

“I have worked really hard to be a better man than I was two years ago. I didn’t do that for you. I did that for me, to be someone I could respect. If I have to live with myself another sixty years, then I’d rather not hate myself every goddamn minute of the day. But you… Even before I fell in love with you, I wanted to be near you. For two years, you wouldn’t give me the time of day. Kicked me out of your presence like a princess exiling riffraff. But things changed after that night we rescued Stevie. You let me stay. You let me help you, when you don’t accept help from anyone. I never expected it, but I craved it. You’re my reward, and I’ll never stop trying to earn your love.”
― Elizabeth Bright, Call Me Yours

“You’re not my penance, Chloe.” He cupped my face in his hands, thumbs stroking over my cheeks. “Don’t you understand? Taking care of you is not a punishment. It’s my reward.”
― Elizabeth Bright, Call Me Yours