When things are hard-won, her mom used to say, you appreciate them more.
Joyce was a wise woman.
“I guess nothing could measure up to how we’d built it up in our minds. I told myself ‘Someday. Someday,’ and I held onto that, but I forgot to take into account how much we’d both changed. And we have Yes, they have both grown up and things change.
He’s what you always wanted, what you were always holding out for. I was never your first choice--just the consolation prize when you couldn’t have what you really wanted. Well, now you can have him. Don’t play with me or make yourself feel better by acting like you might actually choose me for the long-haul. We both know that’s never gonna happen.” Stupid vampire!
Wonderful! Really the perfect reunion story for those two crazy kids.
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2010-05-24 19:14 (UTC)Joyce was a wise woman.
“I guess nothing could measure up to how we’d built it up in our minds. I told myself ‘Someday. Someday,’ and I held onto that, but I forgot to take into account how much we’d both changed. And we have
Yes, they have both grown up and things change.
He’s what you always wanted, what you were always holding out for. I was never your first choice--just the consolation prize when you couldn’t have what you really wanted. Well, now you can have him. Don’t play with me or make yourself feel better by acting like you might actually choose me for the long-haul. We both know that’s never gonna happen.”
Stupid vampire!
Wonderful! Really the perfect reunion story for those two crazy kids.