Our Scorching Summer (Perks & Benefits Book 2)

To me, as a small reminder, the world is on your shoulders and you still make an effort to stand up everyday. I’m proud of you, kid.

To me, as a small reminder, the world is on your shoulders and you still make an effort to stand up everyday. I’m proud of you, kid.

But emotions don’t make you less than, they make you human.

Feeling them and experiencing them is healthy.

Asking for support is a sign of bravery, not weakness.

Now it’s time to stop letting one bad moment have control over me.

“You will be. It’s okay for it to take a little bit of time. All good things are worth the wait.”

Little did I know that all I had to do was admit that I wasn’t okay and the people who love me would’ve come barreling in with reinforcements. I just kept pushing myself into a box, trying to fold up all the edges and not become an inconvenience to anyone.

I couldn’t even consider the possibility that working on myself and loving him could co-exist in the same space in my life.

Could they?

Don’t people say you have to be whole before loving someone else?

I know my heart is—under lock, chain, barbed wire, electric fencing, and a long, rusted, forgotten key. Why not enjoy sporadic moments of affection from a man who wants nothing out of me other than the time we spend together?

I know my heart is—under lock, chain, barbed wire, electric fencing, and a long, rusted, forgotten key. Why not enjoy sporadic moments of affection from a man who wants nothing out of me other than the time we spend together?

Maybe fear doesn’t have to be negative. It can be a part of the experience.