The next day, at the hotel, Nova was watching her friend get ready for her date.

"I'm so excited. Ace is so cute, don't you think? He's only a little older than me. I'm 21 in a few days so he says our age difference isn't much of a big deal to him. Are you sure you will be okay alone?" Claire asked excitedly.

"I'm happy for you. Umm... Becket asked me to dinner tonight." Nova gripped the pillow on her lap to her chest.

"That's good, Nova. Maybe you can come to some mutual understanding. He's been a lot nicer lately. Actually, I think he's coming around. I think...