lexi

I believe history is a circle, made by men who don't learn from their mistakes.

Want? Yes, she whispered, her eyes sliding closed. Yes I want to keep you more than I want to breathe.

For the longest time my company is what got me up in the morning. It was what motivated me every second of every day. Since the moment you started working for me, you are what has gotten me up in the morning. You are what motivates me every second of every day. And still I want more from you. Tomorrow the day is all ours, because I want to talk to you about something.

You__e lying to yourself. You__e holding this up as a way to keep me locked out. But it__ too late. I__ in. You love me._ I smiled softly as he closed his eyes and gritted his teeth against my words. __ou love me,_ I repeated, __nd you__l never hurt me. And I will never hurt you. I will never use you like they did, like they all did. Because I want you. Just you.

when you asked me to stay away from you in your note, it finally hit me. You meant it. You weren__ going to try anymore. I__ run out of chances, and I realized that the night before would be the last time I ever saw you. And I couldn__ _ The whole time on that plane I _ I kept thinking to myself if I could just get to you I would tell you I loved you and I__ get to keep you. I__ that selfish.

I__e never been this happy,_ I whispered, a little scared by it.Caine must have heard the fear, because he kissed my neck, tightened his hold on me, and said, __e neither. But we__l get used to it.___romise?__e lifted his head to meet my gaze. __o, because on second thought I don__ want to get used to it. If you get used to it____ou forget to be thankful for it,_ I finished.He nodded slowly. __eah.

Lexie,_ he said, his voice guttural, __ told you this to wake you up. A man like me isn__ capable of being your fucking white knight._ His fingers peeled my hand from his neck and he gently pressed me away.I felt the anger boil up inside me. ____ not looking for a hero!__e flinched at the emotion cracking my words.__ never asked for that._ I shook, my hands curling into fists at my side. __ just wanted you, because despite what you might think, I see you. And no, you__e no fucking white knight, but you__e what I want.

Lexie, I practically sold my soul to get where I am today. I__ a selfish bastard _ and you _ His eyes washed over my face. __ou__e already lost everything to keep your soul intact.

No one will ever understand like I do. You__e so different with me, baby. You take care of me. You make me feel safe. You__e not who you think you are. Didn__ you once tell me that people aren__ just one thing? You__e so much more to me than anything you might have done in the past.

I won__ stay,_ I warned him. __ won__ try to fight for you anymore. This is it. If you walk away it__ not for me. I won__ ever think that. I will always, always blame you for this. For ruining us.

Well," I ask, leaning over him, "do you wish to stay?""I do.""And why is that, Cole?" I say, tipping toward him so that our noses nearly brush."Well," he says with a smile, "the weather's quite nice.

Cole steps forward, his fingers reaching around my shoulders, and kisses me. It is sudden and smooth and soft as air against my lips. The wind whips around us, tugging at the fabric of our clothes, but not pulling us apart. And then it's gone, the cool pressure against my lips, and my eyes are open and looking into two gray eyes like river rocks."/That's/ what you wanted to show me?""No," he says, his fingers slipping down my arms as he leads me off the path and out, away from Near. "That was just in case.

Jack: "..You were the on­ly one I saw when I closed my eyes"Lexi: "Then why wasn't I enough when they were open?