Breaking All the Rules

Once upon a time, I believed that rules were the start and end of my life. They defined me instead of the other way around. I'll admit impulsiveness is a bit out of character for me. I always do the expected, which includes sticking to the rules, no exceptions, nor shortcuts. That was before I met him, Theo Jameson. A man who straddled the rules, never breaking or keeping them. Despite this, Theo is a good man, with a heart the size of the universe. God, how I loved him. Even with all of my quirks, he'd found a way around them, and the cavernous abyss of my heart. But this is me, we're talking about, Nairobi Sinclair, a girl who runs away from relationships. Not because I don't believe in them, but because they just never work out for me. Once you've been burned, it ruins it for all men. Theo is different, he's changed me in ways I never dreamed possible or in my foreseeable future. I've never felt this way about anyone before. When Theo's not near me, I miss him and reach for him when I'm asleep. Smile when I hear his voice, or when he leaves me a message. It's real, and I realized it weeks ago. It scared me to admit it before because of what I went through with Brax. The bastard. But now I have a brand-new beginning, and for the first time in my life, I'm breaking all the rules.