I wrinkled my nose, trying to figure out what he smelled like. Not cigarettes. Something richer, fouler.
Cigars.

“I’m keeping a lot of things from you.”My insides took a steep dive. “Like?”“Lik…”

“I was terrified of what might have happened to you," I choked out. "I was terri…”

“I swear to you, Patch, to take your love and cherish it. And in return, to give…”

“You find the wrong boy, you ask for trouble. You find the right boy, you find l…”