To be honest," I halfwhispered,
"I don't feel as safe with him as I
do with you."
"I know."
A ghost of a smile touched my lips. "How
do you know?"
"Think about what safety is, Ella."
"Trust?"
"Yes, partly. But also an absence of risk."
He unstuck a strand of hair from my damp
cheek and tucked it back. "Maybe you need
to take a risk. Maybe you need to be with
someone who rattles you a little.

Author: Lisa Kleypas