ckly asked if I was freezing. "It's really col

they had pulled me int

inally got a clear look at

undeniably

nd she had faint dim

some hot barbecue, but don't you have to get back to

wamped with a big case, with ever

hair behind his girlfriend's ear and said softly,

eyes briefly fl

moment before h

seen this si

together, he alway

ay because he was b

when work called, wit

g hard to build a better future for us. A solid c

d never argued again, swall

When people truly cared for someone, they'

op him from wishing

ould've come with a quick

stayed here, the later h

appoint Isabel and jo

ck of it, was p

m now, it

't care abou

barding them with questions

Has Jayden liked me for years? I had no idea. He never showed it. I always thought of him as a really good friend. Toda

oice was sh

any girl in the g

ned in

, silent devotion,

this mess, I might have foun

his girlfriend had told me goodnig

was ago

id he'd take his girlfriend home

ushed me toward him. "I'm heading home. Jayden,

his mouth to protest, but Isabel smiled and lin

fell

of being in a confined spac

who should feel awkward wasn't me

be angry. But I absolut