There's no such thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibesâall while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediate yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, thereâs nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong ... unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake.
But after one incredible and seemingly endless date, Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be. Only no amount of distance or time is enough to forget what's between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a lifeâand even a loveâworth remembering.
Why You Should Read This Book
Tropes
Trigger Warnings
Say You'll Remember Me
âI want someone who knows all my petty vendettas and they honor them no matter how out of pocket they are.â
âNone of this matters. None of it. Itâs just stuff. You can build another clinic somewhere else, but that? What you have with her? That is not easy to find. The universe doesnât just hand out true love. And I know thatâs what this is because I see youâre willing to kill yourself over it. So if you have that, if youâre one of the lucky ones, why in Godâs green earth would you give it up?â
âYou know, fun? That thing that makes you laugh and have a good time? Typically removing balls is not involved.â
"Youâre obsessed with me, Xavier.â
âBe yourself. If youâve gotten this far, sheâs probably got an idea of how you are already. And youâre not scary once someone gets to know you.â
âYou can tell a lot about someone by how they treat their pets.â
âSome things are worth remembering, Samantha. No matter how much they hurt.â
âBecause if you were my wife you would be my world. Everything starts with you and ends with you. Anything else is just the stuff that happens in the middle.â
âI never get why white men are grumpy. Like, weâre living in a patriarchy. Youâre the most privileged class on the face of the earth. Youâre not walking to your car with your keys through your fingers like wolverine and youâve got bodily autonomy, why the bad mood?â
âI think you can tell a lot about someone by how animals react to them.â
âThis song is going to be my villain origin story.â
âI would trade everything for one more day with my wife. Everything. If you love that girl even half as much as I loved my Claire, you will pack your bags and leave yesterday.â
âThat there is nothing more beautiful than being a witness to someoneâs life. To know them inside and out and be with them through everything, share the same memories. Memories are everything. I want that.â
âBeing without you is the hardest thing Iâve ever done, and Iâm sorry I put you through it. I should have ended up here sooner, but I had to come to it on my own.â
âI want to wake up every day and be alone in a room with you. I want to witness your life and have you witness mine. I want a parallel line and the fantasy world we talked about to be real. I want us to make memories.â
âPeople are inherently assholes.â
âMy toxic trait is thinking I could change him.â
âI know. Iâve always loved you. I think I couldnât forget you because I remember you from a different lifetime. And I loved you then too.â
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