We were never perfect. Not even close. But I don’t think that’s why we didn’t work. I think that’s part of why I loved you so much. From the beginning, nothing was simple. I still remember when you got in that car crash and everything changed. The concussion, the way it affected you afterward- it felt like the start of a storm we didn’t know how to brace for. 241Please respect copyright.PENANApva2HrvoYr
I wasn’t in that car, but I remember how different things felt after. You weren’t quite the same. We weren’t, either. That’s when things started to get real. And real doesn’t always mean easy. And then there was Sadie. The break. The space you asked for. I remember how sick I felt when I found out you were talking to her during that time. Like the floor had been pulled out from under me and everyone else somehow kept standing. I tried to understand, I tried to be calm, but deep down it felt like a betrayal I didn’t know how to recover from. 241Please respect copyright.PENANA0RPlHKNMD1
But I still took you back. We were back together two days later, like no matter how hard we hit the ground, we couldn’t help but run back into each other’s arms. And the fights… God, we fought. About everything. About nothing. About things that didn’t matter and things that mattered way too much. You said emerald. I said diamond. I dug my heels in like it was about the ring, when really I think I just wanted to know I was wanted the way I dreamed of being wanted. But now? I’d wear an emerald ring with pride- because it would mean I was yours. 241Please respect copyright.PENANApahOYjaUfn
That would’ve been enough. That would’ve been everything. We were both flawed. We were both young. We didn’t always know how to hold each other gently. But even in the middle of the worst moments, I always loved you. And I think, in your way, you always loved me too.You made me laugh when I didn’t want to smile.You called me “rat” and “pig” and somehow those stupid names made me feel more loved than any “baby” or “sweetheart” ever could. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAubrQtNW9B7
You made me feel like I was yours. And I still remember your soft little nose kisses, the ones you gave me without even thinking- like it was just second nature. You’d wake me from naps like you missed me while I slept, like the world wasn’t quite right until I opened my eyes again. And I still hear you calling me your voluminous pup. No one else would ever say something that ridiculous- and somehow make it sound like a love poem. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8MBki4fBb
No, we weren’t perfect. But we were real. And if I could go back… I’d fight differently. I’d listen better. I’d let go of the ring and the rules and the fear of losing. Because the truth is, nothing was worth more than just having you. I don’t know where you are with all of this. Maybe you’re healing. Maybe you’re already gone in ways I’ll never get back. But I still love you, Ian. Through the chaos. Through the heartbreak. Through the mess we made and the memories we can’t erase. We weren’t perfect. But I’ve never loved anyone like I loved you.241Please respect copyright.PENANAIGV6eoopzT
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