Proximity bred familiarity, and familiarity bred comfort.

“As the warm air blew in the car, simple snapshots of the life they'd lived toge…”

“You know the real me," she said, stopping to peer up at him. "More than anyone …”

“I know you may not believe it, but the last thing I want to do is hurt you or d…”

“In all my life, I'd never been as sure of anything, and as much as I hoped to o…”