, because we never argue. Well we were about to debun

d, making my way to t

ng back to New York or having any sort of life outside of being Luca's wife would close when I got o

I heard Scott

't have mattered what he looked like anyway. Behind the fear and the paranoia, I

imed, "You're not going to change m

th me, a part of me hated the idea of him not chasing after me. When he cau

ahead. Let your dad manipulate you for the rest

g me by every second. Just taking in the city that had bec

nd you next to me. And it doesn't matter if you don't think we're important, Mr. I don't feel anything

alls you because you're terrified of letting go. Of declaring a major. You

e walked away. After that I got onto the subway and

ay? Was this what rejection felt like? Was

phone off. Now that all the theatrics were over, and I had let go of everythin

train, I got off and made

ed me when she saw me standing in the exact sp

I learned that he was wrong. Scott's friendship didn't come with a price. He'd

never right?" I said to the confused ple

o the admissions office. I walked out a

air and punching it too. "I did it. I d

ed, some shook their heads, but I didn't care. This was

on than I got another phone call. T

unwilling to have my

furious," said Joey, stating the obvious

a normal person, Joey,"

" he his

oud. His little girl just declared a major. I'm goi

r boyfriend to the fishes if Luc

n't going to waver. It was time to look past t

I'm going to do. If daddy has a problem with that, he knows where to find me. Otherwise I'm done pl

om home. None were from Scott, the one pe

onds tick by for hours until my

d, exactly one minute after the depar

ure that I wouldn't be on the next flight to Chicago. It not ringing also meant that Scott wasn't calli

g into a cab in the dead of the night a

say?" I said to no

d me forcing the cab driver to drive round and round his block for a g

spent the elevator ride pacing

ng. Not getting married either. Psych," I said, doing hand guns with my fingers, be

of Scott's apartment, I had gone through a million scenarios for how our co

hen the door finally opened, it revealed a young brunett

" I

is asking?

an nineteen. After pretending to size me up fo

d hurriedly, turni

hat," she said, reaching out to touch my s

at

am Stacy all the way. Come on in," she said, ta

never been there before. Everything w

I muttered under my breath,

ges now. Don't worry though. I'll have him

makes him grumpy. Also, who are you?" I turn

erything was different now, wasn't it? I sat down slowly, my eyes drifting to all the ways to exit this ro

random girl in his

Scott Brady. So why did the idea o