“Do you trust me?"She could still hear him, through flesh and noise."I love you!" she shouted.It wasn't the answer he'd expected or the she'd expected to give. It was the wrong time, the wrong thing to say, but her answer lit a fire in his eyes.”

“You never know how long you have-there might not BE a later-so don't let things go unsaid or unforgiven.”

“Do you trust me?"She could still hear him, through flesh and noise."I love you!" she shouted.It wasn't the answer he'd expected or the she'd expected to give. It was the wrong time, the wrong thing to say, but her answer lit a fire in his eyes.”

“I am feeling more. I feel everything more. I cannot express it. I can hardly keep track of it all. It is you! All you! Everything!”

“You have never let me down. You are always there for me. You are the best part of me, who I want to be, and every time I look at you I can hardly believe how lucky I am to be with you and I hope you know that.”

“I love you, Ink, and I want you-only you. Being strong doesn't mean I don't want you too. You are the only person who knows every part of my life, every part of me in it, the good and the bad and the horrible, and you still love me. You are always with me, even when you're not there. And when you're not there, I can feel it, like an empty space where you ought to be, and I can hardly wait until you're back to fill it again. Neither world feels like it fits, but we belong.”

“Never let me lose you, Ink. Never let me screw this up. And never think for one moment that I don't love you, need you or want you with me.”

“Joy, you are my everything. You are everything that matters to me. Tell me that you understand. Tell me that you feel this, too.”