Page 79 of When It Rains He Pours

Smiling, she chewed on her cheeks as her skin turned the prettiest shade of pink. “You mean that?”

“I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it. I love you, I've loved you since the first time I laid eyes on you.” Holding her jaw in my palm, I pressed my forehead against hers. “I've been waiting for you to come into my life, because before you, I didn't know what it meant to really love. I know now and I'm going to love you forever.”

Her eyes bounced between mine as she pushed up onto the tips of her toes. “I love you too.”

Before Glory, I was man set in his ways. I woke up ever single day not understanding what it truly meant to be alive.

But now, now I had the one thing I didn't know I was missing.

I couldn't see it until I had her and she was gone.

I would never let her go again.