“You make me laugh, smile, and feel like I’m living again,” I confessed, needing her to hear the truths I’d been living with. “You make me want to be a better man. Do you have any idea how much you affect me? From your eyes, to your ridiculous fucking giggle, to the way you calm me. You fill this void, a hole in my heart that existed after my parents died. No one has ever been able to come close to how I feel when you’re in my arms.” I paused to let my words sink in. “For years I tried to break that hold you've always had over me, but I couldn’t. And the truth is, kitten, I didn't want to let it go. I didn't want to let you go. Because