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“I close my eyes when I feel his lips meet the spot on my collarbone. He presses a gentle kiss there and it feels just like the first time he kissed me there all those years ago. He brings his mouth to my ear, and in a whisper, he says, “You can stop swimming now, Lily. We finally reached the shore.”

STOP😭😭😭😭😭

“I’m out of breath, panting and nervous. “I forgot to tell you Emerson’s middle name.” I put my hands on my hips and exhale. “It’s Dory.”

I JUST FULLY BROKE OUT INTO A SOB😭😭😭😭😭

“Lily?”
I stop.
I turn slowly, because I felt that voice all the way to my toes. There are only two voices that have ever done that to me, and Ryle’s doesn’t reach that far anymore.”

NAH AS SOON AS THERE WAS AN EPILOGUE I KNEW HE WOULD MAKE AN APPEARANCE😭😭😭😭😭

“I kiss her on the forehead and make her a promise. “It stops here. With me and you. It ends with us.”

this is so cute but it fr got no emotional response from me like i swear sometimes im a sociopath

“The day you gave your father’s eulogy? I know you didn’t freeze up, Lily. You stood at that podium and refused to say a single good thing about that man. It was the proudest I have ever been of you. You were the only one in my life who ever stood up for me. You were strong when I was scared.” A tear falls from her eye when she says, “Be that girl, Lily. Brave and bold.”

this acc made me tear up

“He pulls back to look down at me and when he sees my tears, he brings his hands up to my cheeks. “In the future . . . if by some miracle you ever find yourself in the position to fall in love again . . . fall in love with me.” He presses his lips against my forehead. “You’re still my favorite person, Lily. Always will be.”
😭

“Why did you never come back for me?”
He looked prepared for anything to come out of my mouth other than the words I just spoke to him. He runs a hand through his hair and walks to the couch, taking a seat. After blowing out a calming breath, he carefully looks over at me.
“I did, Lily.”

ITS PAST MY BEDTIME BUT I CANT PUT THIS MF BOOK DOWN

“At the bottom in small print, he wrote, “Just keep swimming, Lily.”

i am SOBBING

“We don’t like to perform X-rays on pregnant women unless it’s vital. We’ll monitor you for complications and if there are no further concerns, you’ll be free to go.”

I FUCKING KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN

“Lily?” Her voice is gentle. “Were you raped?”
Tears fill my eyes and I see Atlas roll across the wall, pressing his forehead against it.”

this book is tearing me apart left right and centre. the way he still feels for her so much is KILLING me