my father...there was never any mistaking his love for me. When I walked into the room, his eyes lit up and he wrapped me in his arms as if it was Christmas morning and I was the best gift imaginable.
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NADELA When I walked in the locker room (before the game) ... I could tell he was focused. He just went out... MARCO KILLINGSWORTH There was no mistaking; he was a King on his throne... and I crowned him. JESSICA M. COLLETTE I just tried to hold my ground. If he bumped into me, I wasn't going to give him any room. Fortunate... FELIX FRIEDT He reached out and pulled me to him, one hand on my waist and the other behind my neck. He tipped my... RICHELLE MEAD I wasn’t aware of just how close he’d moved to me until now. So many details came into focus. Th... RICHELLE MEAD Dimitri. I hadn't known he was here. His eyes were on me too,dark and endless. Only I couldn't ... RICHELLE MEAD Why?" He asked. " because it was the closest I could get to doing this." He reached out and pul... RICHELLE MEAD It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that ... DAWN FRENCH On my own, pretending he's beside me. All alone I walk with him 'til morning. 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