She buried her face in his shoulder. And while the truth still scared her, being in his arms made her feel like the sea finding its shore, like a traveler returning after a long, hard, distant trip-- finally returning home.

“[Daniel] was still glowing, as if lit from within. She could still clearly see …”

“There was nothing mean about his voice. In fact it was almost too nice. Like sh…”

“Sometimes beautiful things come into our lives out of nowhere. We can't always …”

“Well, Luce, my dear, you may have gone to boarding school parties, but you've n…”