Love came when you weren't looking, except in the case of millions who found mates on Match.com, but, hey. It sounded good.

And because he loved her, it wouldn't matter that she wasn't twenty-two or thirty or forty anymore. In his eyes she was truly the most beautiful woman in the world. The thought brought tears to Parker's eyes. A sucker for love indeed.

When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.

And here I still think of you as the woman I loved more than I’ve ever loved anyone

She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.

You asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the love of my life, Harper. And you didn't want to be. That's hard to let go.