The smoke burns slightly down my throat and to my lungs. I focus on this, and empty my head, empty the images of Skye’s beautiful face all bruised up. In the end, I can’t even give her what she’s rightfully asking. A kiss. Just a fucking kiss on her lips. Even that I’m unable to do. It’d be pathetic if our situation and our past weren’t so tragic. I take another drag of my cigarette and watch the smoke swirling in the room only lit by the moonlight. — Duke

I listen closely to her breathing getting slower, deeper until her hand settles over my heart, only beating for her. — Duke

Therapy can’t erase scars, it only makes it easier to live with them. — Duke

It’s a matter of when I’ll stop fighting. — Duke

At this very moment with my girl in my arms, I feel like there’s nothing I can’t do for her, for us. — Duke

At least, for once I was there for her. I didn’t fail her. She wasn’t alone. — Duke

There’s only so much a man can survive and as fucking weak as it sounds, I reached my limits when Skye disappeared. —Duke

What a fucking charade.Happy. That shit isn’t in our cards. — Duke

You know she needs you. Think for a minute instead of playing the wounded ego card.’’ — Derek

It only wakes up the burning desire I always feel whenever I'm close to this man and the shadows of my fears back away. — Skye

I love you to insanity. I'm not even sure if it's a good thing.'' — Duke

Will you be able to touch me again without thinking about Sean? I don't want you to be disgusted by me.