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"You’re supposed to be the prince, not the fairy godmother But I bet you’d look stellar in a dress," Penna joked When she caught wind of how hed "It’s love, Pax It’s what so for Do you knohat a miracle it is to love someone and actually have the epic"

"Not when I’ ht this would happen I never thought she would be…her, but she is, Penna She’s so fucking exquisite that I can barely believe that she lets me touch her, lets oing to do?"

I couldn’t tell her That would only rip her apart more, rip us both apart when it didn’t work out, when she realized what I’d done, when she realized that I lived a life that was fun to hang around for nineher opened doors I couldn’t close, left theh to let in the fire that would ultiround Love never worked out Not for my parents, not for Landon, or Brooke, and it definitely wouldn’t stick around for me She’d already told me how important honesty was to her, and I’d already blown it

Hell, I’d ruined us before I ed my arain "Tell her Kiss her Pray to God you can h the storm you’re headed for, then marry her and make pretty little Wilder babies," she repeated "The answer to that question will always be the saestin, you take the rain, and you fight like hell, because that’s what you’re about to go through"

I nodded, but I knew the truth: out of everyone inaround in hell

…

I loved her About a billion different sords went throughto knohen she looked at me? Maybe I should just tell her Yeah, and then what the hell would I do when she walked out?

No I was keeping this to myself

Besides, we didn’t need words for what I had planned

"Honey, I’ed on the sofa, a copy of Les Miserables in his hand

"She’s in your roo?"