Recovering Beauty
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Last published Sat, Aug 25, 2018
She saves him from himself. But he ruins her for anyone else.
Taylor:
He shouldn't smile at me. He shouldn't even look at me. He's cost me more than he'll ever know yet he's saved me in ways he'll never realize. Carter Kane is different. He sees past me and through me and into me all at the same time. He makes the damaged parts of me beautiful and the beautiful parts inconsequential.
Carter:
She's the last person I expect to meet here. Wide blue eyes, full lips, and flowers in her hair, she looks like she could grace the cover of a magazine. Or dance at Coachella. But when Taylor Clarke unexpectedly catapults into my life, she flips it upside down, forcing me to see things differently. Forcing me to admit things I'd rather forget.
Sometimes life hands us a second chance. A fresh start. Sometimes life deals us a tragedy that we just manage to recover from. Sometimes, it's even beautiful.
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