Nicholas Sparks

I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.

promises to help him find the gift for his daughter.

couldn’t help sneaking a glance through your windows when I was standing in my kitchen.

now and then,

had a man moved

AWOL, to burglary, domestic abuse, rape, and even murder.

magnolia tree shaded

groceries and toiletries,

dropping him off at school

He tried his best to spend time doing kid things with them—going on bike rides, flying kites, and fishing with Josh, but Kristen liked to play with dolls and do arts and crafts, and he’d never been good at those things.