❝      she      makes      me      happy      enough,      sure      ⸻      but      she's      just      not      you.      ❞

❝      just      'cause      you've      still      got      a      key      to      my      place,      doesn't      mean      you      should      use      it.      would've      saved      yourself      a      whole      lot      of      trauma      just      now      ―      barging      in      on      me      and      her      like      that.      ❞

                   ❝      i      just      don't      get      it     ,      like      ...      if      you      were      in      trouble     ,      you      could've      came      to      me     .      ❞      &      it's      evident      in      his      tone     ,      the      way      he's      just      on      the      cusp      of      losing      his      shit     .      takes      a      deep      breath     ,      mentally      grasping      at      any      semblance      of      sanity      to      try      and      excuse      the      betrayal     .      ❝      i      would've      helped      you     ,      you      know      that      !      instead      you      ―      you      fuckin'      steal      from      me      ?      ❞

                   “      i      know      that      you'll      forgive      me     ,      but      i      can't      forgive      myself     .      ”

                              ❝      you      turn      your      blade      with      every      shot      you      take      ⸻      if      it's      love      that      you      wanted,      you'd      put      your      pride      away.      ❞

every now and then, keegan liked to take his family away from the busy life. a place where lorna didn't have to worry about her cases and where caden didn't have to tend to any medical wounds. they were all a successful bunch. a lawyer, a judge, a medical student. he couldn't be prouder. he rented out a vineyard for the week, one that lorna's family might be able to buy out, and after the tour of the place found himself in the living room with his wife. "don't you think it's time we taught him the ropes?" a small grin formed on his face, moving on the couch so that he was right behind the redhead. he pushed her hair to one side, leaning forward to kiss her shoulder. caden looked at them confused as he walked in, towel wrapped around his shoulders and still a little damp. "the pool's great." he was used to his parents being weird. "come join us." keegan smiled at him, pointing to the spot next to his wife.

distraction . distraction with benefits and memories , a common thread between them . when the town becomes too quiet and too small , too familiar to all those years ago , she finds him . and when papers litter his desk top , he lays her down atop of the work for a prettier view . petite brunette has always been a brick wall , but she has only grown into a strengthened fortress . no one gets in , except those damn brown eyes that held her at her worst , and that knew her before the nightmare . but never would she admit to seeking out comfort and it being only found in his arms . instead , she finds herself in his lap . her hips grinding in such familiar patterns while dainty hands rest on his cheek , and his shoulders . his name tumbles from her lips in silkened moans , head tilted back and her eyes closed shut . how he fills her , they're slanted together like a jigsaw puzzle . " fuck kel , fuck me . "

" there is not enough liquor in the world to get me through halloween season . "