She was struck by the simple truth that sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people...
She was struck by the simple truth that sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people...
The most ordinary things could be made extraordinary.
Always stick to the story. It was when you started backtracking that people got in trouble. Interrogation 101.
You know...it's a hard age. Kids are in that stage where they're beginning to understand the world of adults, without having the maturity of adults to deal with everything going on around them.
And believe it or not, she has a phone and everything. She stopped using smoking signals last year.
As Logan walked towards her, he smiled as if reading her mind and opened his arms.
Based on her experience with men, most assumed that when you talked to them about a problem or dilemma, they were expected to offer an opinion, even when all you wants was for them to listen.
He closed his eyes as she put her hand on his shoulder, and in that instant, nothing else mattered. Not the song, not the place, not the other couples around him. Only this, only her. He gave himself over to the feel of her body as it pressed against him, and they moved slowly in small circles on the sawdust-strewn floor, lost in a world that felt as though it had been created for just the two of them.
He was the toast to her butter.
I knew it wasn't fair, I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't help it. And after a while, the anger I felt just sort of became part of me, like it was the only way I knew how to handle the grief. I didn't like who I'd become, but I was stuck in this horrible cycle of questions and blame.
I love you, Elizabeth... and more than that, I like you. I enjoy spending time with you.
If relationships were hard, mariage was even harder... it seemed like most couples struggled. It went with the territory. What did Nana always say? Stick two different people with two different sets of expectations under one roof and it ain't always going to be shrimp and grits on Easter.
It was easy to idealize someone you barely knew.
It was their secret, a secret meant for just the two of them, and she'd never been able to imagine how it would sound coming from someone else. But, somehow, Logan mae it sound just right.
Most people don't know how to appreciate the silence. They can't help talking.
Proximity bred familiarity, and familiarity bred comfort.
She had been proud of his decision to serve his country, her heart bursting with love and admiration the first time she saw him outfitted in his dress blues.
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