“You really know how to screw up a perfect night, don’t you?” “You thought it was perfect, huh? Does that mean you… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I thought about my mother, and the words she said to me almost a lifetime ago. That’s when it clicked: she had… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Abby was lying weak and sick in my arms, depending on me to take care of her. In that moment I recognized… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“This is the first time I’m meeting your dad and your brothers…all at the same time…and you want me to calm down?”… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Her words at the party replayed in my mind. If we were in another life, I could love you . Abby was… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I can't give you up now. When we spend time together, I feel this peace that I don't get when you're not… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Her expression turned serious. "In another life, I could love you." I watched her for a moment, staring into her glassed-over eyes.… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“We passed more people, unsure of who was running and who was chasing. I saw parents carrying their young children, and pulling… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I thought of all the times I had insisted being with Travis was the wrong decision, and how much time I had… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I couldn’t imagine love was like this for everyone, or men would be walking around like lunatics the second they were old… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I knew when I bought the ring that it would be years before I gave it to Abby, but it made sense… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“The first time I bring a girl home, and not only is she the daughter of a famous poker player, but she… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I can’t stand this, Pigeon. I feel like I’m going crazy.” I threw out my hands and let them hit my thighs.… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Abby touched her palm to my cheek. "You know what, Mr. Maddox?" "What, baby?" Her expression turned serious. "In another life, I… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I decided a long time ago I would feed on the vultures until a dove came along. A pigeon".” — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I offered one of my best smiles, but this time it was genuine. It was another one of those Happy Abby moments… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I had fought my feelings, guarded them, and bottled them up. I had experienced the happiest moments of my life while at… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“So you would literally take a bullet for me." "No," Claire said, with zero emotion. "No?" Ryan said, surprised at her answer.… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I pulled her arms around me without apology, tight enough that it was difficult to expand my chest enough to fully inhale… — Jamie Mcguire Copy Share Image
“My eyes followed my hand as Travis brought it up to his lips. “I’ve imagined what this would look like on your… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“All along I believed that I was important to Travis; that he needed me. But in that moment, I felt like the… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“This is it,” he said with a sigh. “What?” “The moment. When I watch you sleeping…that peace on your face? This is… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Really? I'm trying to place you. It seems like we've met before." Did I just issue him a pick up line? Fantastic, I've now… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“It doesn’t matter what or why it is. When it’s good, …it’s beautiful.” — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“With each step she took that brought her closer to where I stood, my heart pounded harder against my chest.” — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Travis clenched his eyes shut, and a sinking feeling settled over me. It was agonizing seeing him suffer, knowing that not only was I… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I know you deserve better than me. You think I don’t know that? But if there was any woman made for me … it’s… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“You just asked me to marry you," he said, still waiting for me to admit some kind of trickery. "I know." "That was the… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“There's a girl, Dad." He smiled a bit. "A girl." "She kinda hates me, and I kinda..." "Love her?" "I don't know. I don't… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“No, it’s a car. The love of my life will be a woman with my last name.” — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“That morning, lying with the woman I loved, a silent promise was formed in my head. I was going to be a better man… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I shut my eyes tight, trying to savor the moment. I knew I would wish for that moment back every day of my life,… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I clinked my bottle against his. “To being the only girl a guy with no standards doesn’t want to sleep with.” I said, taking… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
