Shantal

“He kisses the top of my head and says, "How long has it been since we ran into each other on the street?"
"Forty days," I say. I've been counting.
He makes a huh sound, like that surprises him.
"Why? Does it feel longer?"
"No, I just wanted to know if you've been counting like I have.”
― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us

“Every day,” she whispers. “I thought of you every single day.”
― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us

“«I've loved you for years and years and years, Lily. You know that.»
«I've loved you for just as long.»
«I know you have. No one on this earth loves me like you do.»”
― Colleen Hoover, It Starts with Us

“But I regret, with every fiber of my being, that for even one moment you suffered under my hands.” Her eyes widen, the beautiful shades of brown glossing over. “You are, without a doubt, the only good I’ve ever known.” I rest my forehead on hers, my shaky breaths ghosting across her lips, my thumb rubbing against her cheek. “So don’t lie to me, Wendy darling. Because my heart won’t survive it if you do.”
― Emily McIntire, Hooked