Kandi Steiner

I saw him first.

The kind of eyes you get lost in. The kind that drink you in.

saw him first, but it didn’t matter.

Because he saw her.

I believed him when he said that, but sometimes we say things we don’t mean. We may mean them in the moment the words leave our lips, but as time goes on, good intentions get rubbed raw by failed expectations. Those on the promising end forget why they promised at all, hearts jaded — for good reason.

All the pieces fall into place,

He crossed the room in five long strides. One, I took a breath. Two, I nearly cried. Three, I almost told him to stop. Four, I realized I never could. And five, lightning crashed behind me as Jamie’s lips claimed mine.

DID YOU KNOW WHISKEY in Gaelic means Water of Life?

There’s more courage in admitting you love someone and fighting for them than letting them go because it hurts less.”

“I wasn’t sorry the first time I kissed you, even when you weren’t mine, and I’m not sorry I kissed you the other night, even when I wasn’t yours. Because the truth is you’ve always been mine, and I’ll always be yours, and that’s just the way it is.”

“Your love is poisoning me, Jamie!”