I don't know what the future holds. I only know that I want to be with you. You and me. Everything else is negotiable.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t love me right away,” he said. “Just give me a chance.

Lots of men would love to--“ Fuck you silly. The words just popped into his mind. Jesus. Where had that come from?

Her brain said, he’s like a brother to you. Her body rejected that notion absolutely. Her heart was confused as hell.

The day had come when he needed Cassy, and Cassy alone. No one, and nothing else, would satisfy him.