Things went back to normal after the trip. No more Trevor vandalizing Aaron's properties and no more ex-boyfriend drama, at least for now. The next time they met Aaron apologized to Bella awkwardly. She accepted his apology wholeheartedly, but he knew from her eyes that she was still interested in him. Despite everything, she continued her obsession with him, and she wasn't about to ignore him just because he had a girlfriend.

That girl was persistent!

I was in my senior year, and I was preparing for college. Jake already graduated before me, but he was taking a year off so he could be with me despite my protests.

"We...