Catharina Maura

Elena can’t stop staring at her engagement ring, and I can’t stop staring at her.

“You always ask me about three good things that happened during my day, but baby, everything good in my life is you. The three best things to have happened in my entire life were meeting you, marrying you… and falling in love with you.”

Elena, I don’t know if I’m ever going to be good enough for you. I don’t know if I’ll ever be what you need. All I know is that I love you. I would rather spend a year with you than a lifetime without you. I’m willing to give you everything, Elena. I’m willing to give you my heart, and trust that you won’t break it. But even if you do, baby, even if you tear my heart apart, you’re worth it. You’re worth everything.”

“When I met you, I thought love was a fucking sham. I wanted no part of it. I didn’t think love could last.”

I’m really looking forward to parading you around Matthew, to have him know I’m fucking his sister, that you’re mine.”

It gives me hope, and hope is the most cruel emotion of all

I’ve never been happier than I am today, yet this happiness feels fleeting, and I’m terrified I won’t be able to hold on to it

I can’t take away her control the way so many others in her life have. So I’ll stand back. I’ll let her handle her business, and if she needs me, I’ll be right behind her

None of that broke her. But this did. Love did

My love for her is what prolonged her pain