Status Updates From A Dare to Remember

"Part of me wanted to shout it from the rooftops, to let the whole world know that this incredible, funny, kind-hearted, and sometimes exasperating woman wanted to spend the rest of her life with me. But another part of me, the bigger part, wanted to hold this precious secret close to my heart for a little while longer, to cherish it privately between the two of us."

Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes. I’d never felt so completely, utterly loved and accepted. It was as if every piece of my life had finally fallen into place, leading me to this perfect moment. Lying there in Lucy’s arms, I felt a sense of peace and belonging that I’d never experienced before.
Lucy murmured, almost too softly for me to hear. “You’re my forever.”
“And you’re mine.”

“How much time were you willing to give me?” I traced my fingers along her jaw, marveling at the softness of her skin.
“All the time you needed, because this—right now, is worth it.”
No one ever made me feel this way. Like every part of me, even my foibles, were admired.

“For you,” Lucy breathed. “Only for you.” Her eyes conveyed a thousand emotions, and all of them went back to one simple fact. She loved me.

“I could stare at you all night. You’re so beautiful.”

“You love me?” She spoke barely above a whisper.
“Of course, I do... Because you’re the kindest and bravest person I know."

this is painfully platonic. enemies to friends to lovers is SO excessive and they’re barely even at the friends achievement yet.

"I’d always belonged right next to her. Her touch sent a thrill through me, and I closed my eyes, savouring the moment. “I could stay like this forever,” Lucy murmured, her breath warm against my ear. “Just you and me, under the stars.”"

“Hope’s all we’ve got sometimes. I can never rein it in, especially not when it comes to something I believe in."

This cover is so incredibly cringe buuuuut Lori Prince so, onward!

begging these grown-ass women to have one. single. conversation.