I'm not trying to be cruel, Kitty - it can happen again, and I don't want you to lose you.

[ it's the little compromises that get you lost. the more you justify yourself, the easier it becomes. little compromises slowly grow and build on top of each other until you don't know who you are anymore. ]

The night I almost died you wouldn't let me get away with a bad choice of words. [ he didn't even do anything, and still she rode him so hard, made him feel so small. ] And you know what, I'm glad. I'm grateful to have someone in my life who will make sure I never go down that road, even when it hurts, even when I don't want to hear it, because sometimes we have to hear stuff we don't want to. [ his palms feel clammy and cold, and he can head his own heartbeat so loud. ] We can do this together --