“Jack gave her a fierce look. “Your mother gave up the best thing she had in her life. I know you miss her, I know you’re confused and have all sorts of questions for her. But you’re better than her, Lola, you’re better than all of this.
“She wronged you, not the other way around. You didn’t do anything wrong. You didn’t deserve what happened to you. She’s the one that needs to feel bad, not you.
“Sometimes there are no answers. You have to accept that. Maybe you’ll never know what you think you need to know, but do you really need to know all the details, really? You know she wasn’t there when you needed her, she still isn’t here when you need her, but look around, Lola.” Jack opened his arms wide. “You got me. You got your aunt. Jared. Sebastian. Rachel. Even Isabelle.
“You need to realize that and move on, as best you can. I had to realize that myself. When you let go of the pain and hurt and unanswered questions, Lola, then you’ll be okay. You’re safe now.” Jack pressed a kiss to her forehead. “You’re safe now. Remember that. Believe that.”
― Safe and Sound
“She wronged you, not the other way around. You didn’t do anything wrong. You didn’t deserve what happened to you. She’s the one that needs to feel bad, not you.
“Sometimes there are no answers. You have to accept that. Maybe you’ll never know what you think you need to know, but do you really need to know all the details, really? You know she wasn’t there when you needed her, she still isn’t here when you need her, but look around, Lola.” Jack opened his arms wide. “You got me. You got your aunt. Jared. Sebastian. Rachel. Even Isabelle.
“You need to realize that and move on, as best you can. I had to realize that myself. When you let go of the pain and hurt and unanswered questions, Lola, then you’ll be okay. You’re safe now.” Jack pressed a kiss to her forehead. “You’re safe now. Remember that. Believe that.”
― Safe and Sound
“Without making a conscious decision to do so, Drew grabbed a fistful of her ridiculous blond wig and tugged.
Some of her hair came with it and he felt a moment of satisfaction when she howled. Bianca’s real hair was a matted mess against her head. He looked at the wig in his hand and moved his gaze to the water fountain.
Bianca’s eyes widened. “Don’t do it. Don’t you dare.”
“Don’t do what? Don’t do this?” He dangled the wig above the fountain.
She raised her hands and crept toward him. “Just give it back, Drew, and we’ll be even. Okay?”
“Aaawww, is Bianca getting worried? Poor baby.”
“Come on.”
“Say you’re sorry.” He shook it up and down.
“What? No way.”
With a shrug, he tossed the wig into the water fountain.”
― Dating Husbands
Some of her hair came with it and he felt a moment of satisfaction when she howled. Bianca’s real hair was a matted mess against her head. He looked at the wig in his hand and moved his gaze to the water fountain.
Bianca’s eyes widened. “Don’t do it. Don’t you dare.”
“Don’t do what? Don’t do this?” He dangled the wig above the fountain.
She raised her hands and crept toward him. “Just give it back, Drew, and we’ll be even. Okay?”
“Aaawww, is Bianca getting worried? Poor baby.”
“Come on.”
“Say you’re sorry.” He shook it up and down.
“What? No way.”
With a shrug, he tossed the wig into the water fountain.”
― Dating Husbands
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