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“For the longest time, having a normal relationship with my best friend didn’t exist. He was forever to remain a friend, someone who was off-limits, a love to keep secret. Today, I shared a family with him.“

“Progressing with our relationship slowly or not—for the sake of our children and Will's recovery—he was the love of my life. With him by my side, I could, at long last, indulge in dreams about a future that held a fuckload more appeal than it used to. Only forever would do.”

I cupped his cheek and pressed my lips to his forehead. "We have forever." He looked me in the eye, wonder and relief filling his expression. "We finally do, don’t we?"

"You're not leaving me again, Kelly."

“I kept thinking…how unbelievable it was that I could finally touch you.”

“Often enough, they would warn me and speak ill of the one person who made everything right in the world for me.”

“Instead, I focused on now, on Kelly, on having him as my lover. The unthinkable had become real.”

“Closing my eyes, all I saw was this moment. Kelly. Being with him this way. Getting my hands on him, touching him intimately.”

“Antidepressants didn’t cure depression. It merely gave the brain a chemical nudge. The rest came from hard work.”

“It was the sound of a pathetic, desperate whimper that woke me up, and I buried my face in the pillow. The case became wet from my tears as I fruitlessly pleaded for something that wasn’t real.”