““You think this is hard on you, Riley? Well, it’s fucking hard on me too. You make me feel things I don’t want to feel, you make me believe things I don’t want to believe, and you make me want what I sure as fuck don’t deserve.” He closed his eyes for a moment before continuing. “I’m not a good man, I’m not, but when I’m with you…” Dominic opened his eyes again and his gaze looked so lost and bewildered I actually forgot to breathe. “I can pretend to be one, even if it’s only for a short while.””
![“[Riley] slapped his hands to his face and then dropped them as if in surrender. 'I always say the wrong thing around you. Look, can we start over?' Over?" Yes. Over. Wipe the board clean.' But I would have to go back to hating you and not trusting you' I said Oh, well don't do that.' He paused and…” quote by Maria V. Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8e7/maria-v-snyder-1261_boards_riley-slapped-his-hands-to-his-face-and_1886972.jpg)
