"He loves me." When Dana's eyes filled, Malory whipped the kerchief
off her head and rushed over to offer it. "Thanks. He said things to me he didn't
say before. Couldn't say, or wouldn't. I don't guess it matters.
He wasn't ready, and if I'm going to be honest about it, we weren't ready. I loved him, but that wasn't enough
to let me see what he was going through, what he
needed. What I needed, for that matter. It was blinding, so all I could see was 'I
want Jordan.' Period. I never thought about what we'd do together, or be together,
what either of us needed to do separately to make it strong. It was all just right that
minute."
"You were young, and in love." Malory took the kerchief back and dried her own
eyes.
"Yeah, I was. I loved him with everything I had. But I have more now. And it's so
amazing, really, to be able to take one step back and look at the man he is, the man
he's made of himself and realize he's more. To know it was worth the wait."
Key of Knowledge
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So what happens if you go through a breakup, you date a bunch and you wind up feeling emptier than ever? What happens if you think someone you left years before is actually the person you’re supposed to be with? Honestly, that might happen. There’s something about our early, formative relationships — something that’s hard to forget.
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“Second chances are scarier than first chances, because the second time you know how much you’re risking.”
The Collector