Aaron caught a few wondering glances from the others, particularly Hannah and Laney, but did not address their concerns. He walked across the room and sat down in a chair adjacent to Christian and rubbed his face in exhaustion.

"Girl problems?" Christian asked quietly, leaning forward in his chair.

"Oh, my God!" Aaron whispered back, looking at Eliza who was sitting on the corner of Laura's bed, arms folded, glaring at him. "Why does everything have to be so complicated? Why can't they just take constructive feedback?"

"I don't know, man. Or let you know what they really think before they lose it and end up screaming it at you,"...