What was meant to be didn't happen and time passed on. Dakota and Jamie both gave it their best shot with other partners, but nothing quite measured up. When their paths cross again, will either of them be willing to take the risk?

"I needed him to be protective of me. I needed him to be able to tell when I'm uncomfortable and when things are too heightened and too emotional. When I can't deal with it anymore, I need him to be able to see it in my face and protect me..."

Jamie Dornan is left heart broken after his divorce with Amelia. When a single Dakota Johnson returns to his life will he finally find the love he's been longing for or will he be left heartbroken and destroyed again?

"Can love be this euphoric?" "It's with you, that's why." The story revolves around Dakota and Jamie's growing intimacy and affection amidst the open secret they can't quite reveal: they've fallen in love with each other. They learn about the importance of compromise - accept the past, live in the moment, and share a future together. People come and go in their lives either to destroy them or support them, but the choice is theirs: will they be able to make the announcement of their relationship or will they give out before they even admit to the public? ------- The life of D A M I E through my lenses. :) Definitely a fanfic, some written through actual events mixed with my ever persistent imagination. Dialogue and scenes are NOT real, but who knows? ;) Disclaimer: If you are offended by sexual content and a simple story written by a girl whose life revolves around a darkly lit room writing a fanfic based on shipping two people HARMLESSLY, I suggest you forget you've ever seen this story. But if you are not, this is for you.