and I told myself -- as I've told myself before -- that the body shuts down then the pain gets too bad, that consciousness is temporary, that this will pass. But just like always, I didn't slip away. I was left on the shore with the waves washing over me, unable to drown.

The higher consciousness are the ones who get the most pain.

Screw you, cowboy!_ she yelled after him, saying the word exactly as she had before. __nd that horse you rode in on.__nd__hoops!__ow everyone in the diner had turned to look at them.Zane turned around to her with amusement on his face. __ery original, princess.

First of all, I__ not a __ilitary type._ Second, I never proclaimed to be a gentleman of any kind. I just like the facts straight up. There__ no bullshit to wade through to get to the truth." Dylan

There,_ he said with a smirk. __ow I don__ have a swim suit either.__ndi bit her bottom lip and felt the heat begin to flood her cheeks. The sharp pinch on her arm snapped her out of her trance and she quickly swatted at the bug. __kay, okay. Turn around and don__ peak._ The light from the moon made it easy for her to see his questioning glare. __hat?___urn around?_ Zane asked, trying to hold back a smile. __eed I remind you that I__e seen you naked before, Miss Ford.___ane and Andi in, Zane: The McKades of Texas

I think of it like a caterpillar--a wrinkly, ugly worm with traces of dull colors on it. But when the worm metamorphoses, it becomes something truly beautiful._ Charli