He kissed me as if I were something delicate and precious, something he cherished and held with reverence. "My first kiss. This is my first real kiss.

I love you,” I said. “God, I never thought this would happen to me.”“But it did,” she whispered. “It happened and all we can do now is take care of each other. Live in the little moments, right? Just like we promised. The little moments. We have so many. Thousands upon thousands.

You are a universe, Kacey. I kept waiting to find the end of your love and beauty, the end of your generous heart. I never did. I never will.

My world had been fading to gray until she burst in like a bombshell of color and light...

I moved in close, put my head on Theo’s chest, pulled our clasped hands in to rest on his heart. “That’s better,” I said, tucking my head under his chin where it fit perfectly. “Yeah,” he said softly. “It is.

It hurts, right? It's messy and complicated and it's like a tattoo that never ends. A million needles inking something on your heart that isn't even beautiful.""The feeling you have in that moment right as you wake up, before your brain mucks it all up with thoughts and words? That very first feeling is where the truth lives.""Because love always wins. Always.

For one short second, his hand rested on my shoulder. I wanted to take it and hold on all night, but the dark kept me limp and motionless. Still, I knew Theo was there. I wasn’t alone anymore. And that was enough. That was everything.

I love you. It was so simple it almost went straight past me.I love you.

Despite our losses, we would keep going. Never give in or give up.Because love always wins. Always…

Love had no end. She was infinite. She was a universe, my universe, and I was hers.Love had no boundaries, no rules, no favorites.And no limits.