The Proposition

“You are the one who makes yourself sexy, not a body.”

- I always want you to be honest with me, especially about how you feel.

• Women always say that, and then the moment you tell them how things are, you get verbally or physically bitch slapped.

“Do you see this rose?”
Emma nodded.
“It doesn’t look like it’s going to bloom, does it?”
Tilting her head, Emma eyed the closed bud. “No, it doesn’t.”
“Ah, but that’s where appearances are deceiving. Sometimes the ones that bloom fastest fade quickly. It’s these that are the toughest to coax out that make some of the most gorgeous flowers.”

“You’re like a paradox to me. One minute you’re like this fragile flower and the next you’re tough as unflinching steel.”