Lily Gold

Everyone you love will hurt you, in some way. Most of them, I hope, will do it by accident. Some of them will do it on purpose. Don’t let them win by letting it harden you. Stay trusting. And hopeful. Fall in love again, and again, and again. It’ll be okay. I promise

“I’m not a baby.” I try to wriggle out of his grip.

He just laughs and kisses the top of my head, unlocking his front door and bundling me inside.

“Can I have a cuddle?”

He pauses, then awkwardly wraps an arm around me.

I burst out laughing. “I meant from Cami. I just spilled my life story, I wanna hold a cute baby.”