I take my foot off the gas and I sink like a stone.

Why can't I hold on to the happiness? It leaks out of me like a sieve. 

"You did things differently this time, you put yourself out there."

We'll see if it makes any difference.

Maintain the momentum, you know what comes next. Friends are good, but unreliable. The only person you can rely on is yourself. 

Nicole

It's been a long time since I've been introduced to a girl's parents.

I'm going to hold on to this feeling. 

(There may still be hope for me.)

Hope, that rarest of feelings.

I wasn't expecting it at all.