RC Saga Vol. 3: Doesn't Mean

February 10, 2017

Doesn't Mean

As Ryan leaned on Hunter's shoulder, he let his head rest against hers. Sighing, he nodded. "Yeah..." He could relate to the feeling in her tone. He didn't want to leave either but he had to. "You know... you don't have to leave with me. You could always stay longer."

He shifted and forced her to straighten so he could see her face again. "Just because I'm leaving doesn't mean you have to. They'd let you stay as long as you wanted and you could always fly home or take a bus or something." He searched her eyes, but wasn't sure of what he found. He wanted her to be ready to go home. He wanted her to be happy. To be able to face life again. But only she knew if she could or not.

Levi laughed and shook his head. "Don't be sorry. Besides you're really not late. I'm five minutes early." He pointed to the two coffees in the cup holders. "One's for you. Just in case."

He pulled away from the curb and turned at the corner to head towards the office. "Oh, and Dad was in early and he's off the rest of the day. And since we got that job done last night, today's not gonna be too bad. Thought maybe I could treat you to lunch if you'd let me."

“I’d rather die knowing I did something to help, than live and know I didn’t do anything.”

“Some of our best memories are not of us alone, but of those who we hold
close to us.”

“Sometimes it takes dancing near the flame to ignite your
own light.”

“I thought I told you not to say goodbye.”

“That smile of yours is too pretty to keep hiding it all the time.”

“…the day I made that stupid mistake, I lost my entire world.”

“The only thing you did wrong was to give up on yourself.”

“Rainbows are only formed by reflecting the light that’s already around them.”

“I knew if I waited
long enough, you
would come.”

“You don’t catch on very quick to the consequences factor, do you?”

“Life just wouldn’t be the same without a friend to flip
coins with.”

“What’s a dream when reality is so much better?”

“I won’t give up
on you.”

“In as much sorrow as you’ve had buried, you’ve helped open up a new world for another, and for that, you cannot feel insignificant.”

“It’s a lucky bloke that wakes up to the face of an angel.”

“When will I learn that you’re the medicine I need, not the cause of my ailment?”

“Don’t let that horizon get away
from you.”

“Oh, J…I thought I lost you, you big jerk.”

“What happened is a once blood-thirsty assassin found his place and reason in life.”

“I’ll always come back to mend the wounds. Because I care
that much.”

“Giving up on you is not even an option in my mind.”

“When you look into her eyes, do you see the world?”

“He’s a Henson… We always come back to what we love.”

“Now I have two candles to light
my way.”

“Never give up.
Never say die.”

“Leave all of what, Jason? This isn’t exactly Wall Street.”

“Your actions prove a love that I don’t
even deserve.”

“Oh great, so you know about my speeding ticket.”

“Don’t let her slip away, Hotshot, you will regret it for the rest of your life.”

“You’re the only light in my world.”

“I’d flip a coin… but I don’t want to take the risk of losing.”

“I value what we have more than anything else in the world. I lost it for over eighteen years and I don’t want to do
that again.”

“I don’t know what’s happening to me, Jamie… but I think I’m falling in love
with you.”

“I won’t rest until we find him.”

“One day I’m gonna figure out how you turn me upside down.”

“No… he was the one that convinced us all he was nerdy.”

“You could be that jerk and I would still like you.”

“Fly… stretch those God-given wings and don’t let anyone hold you back.”

“You’re my rainbow after the rain.”

“And never has a white rabbit run so fast.”

“I promise I am not going anywhere. I’d be a fool if I did.”

“If you want to be Maid Marian, it’s fine with me. As long as I get to be Robin Hood.”

“Well… that was… intense.”

“I know I don’t plan on giving up on you, so don’t give up on yourself just yet.”

“Congratulations, but your sister is going
to kill you.”

“I thought I told you do dance near the flame, not set your engine on fire.”

“Look me in the eye and tell me you don’t love me.”

“I definitely like complicated.”

“I love you, Katie Pent. I’ve denied that fact long enough.”

“A real rainbow is whatever a person looks at. It doesn’t have to be what we see in the sky.”

“I’ll go through anything as long as I am by your side.”

“Welcome back to the land of the living. How about you stay
around this time.”

“I guess I just can’t live without you.”