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wedding day. None of my family would be there to see me marry the
man of my dreams. Moving forward was terrifying, and at the same time exciting.
I was so scared of forgetting, yet desperate for closure. No wonder I felt so
damn confused.
    “Don’t let her get to you,
Wrenn. You’re so much better than her. Remember that.” Kassia gave me a smile
as she turned the car into the parking lot. Of course she thought this was all
about Paige. She didn’t know about my past.
    “Am I that obvious?” I
asked, making a face.
    She laughed and nodded.
    “I know, you’re right. I’ll
work on it,” I promised, wishing it were that easy.
    ***
    We met Trina in Starbucks. I
stood in line to get our orders while the other two found a booth—and
each othe,r it seemed. They certainly weren’t shy about displaying their affection
in public. They’d caught the attention of every guy in the place—two
pretty schoolgirls making out? Who’d have thought?
    Smirking, I turned back
around to face the counter. The guy standing ahead of me turned.
    It was Mr. Reid. Dalton .
    “Hey,” I said, tapping him
on the arm. “Fancy meeting you here.”
    “Wrenn.” His face lit up. He
rolled his eyes at the line in front of us. “There’s nothing I hate more than
waiting. It’s almost enough to make me walk out, but unfortunately my caffeine
addiction wont let me.”
    I giggled. “Yeah, the things
we do for our addictions.”
    He raised his eyebrows at me
and I blushed. I hadn’t meant for that to sound so dirty. “So let me guess . .
. you’re a straight-up espresso kind of guy.”
    He looked offended. “You
think I’m that boring? I’ll have you know it’s a mocha double-strength latte,
all the way.”
    I love the way
his eyes twinkle when he jokes with me.
    “Hey, me too!” I smiled.
    He chuckled at my
enthusiasm. “So, you’re here alone?” he asked.
    I shook my head, and pointed
to Kass and Trina, who were still making out in the booth. I cringed, but he
just laughed.
    “Good to see you relaxing.”
    “You don’t think I relax? I
relax too much. I’m the queen of
procrastination,” I proclaimed.
    He smiled and raised his
eyebrows. Great, he doesn’t believe me.
      “You seriously think I need to relax?”
    “You always look so serious
in class. I know, I’ve only been there a little over a week, but it’s just the
vibe I got from you. You work hard.”
    “At school, yes, I’m
focused, because I know where I want to be and what I need to do to get there.
Not only that, but school doesn’t exactly fill me with feelings of happiness.”
I paused, realizing I was teetering on the edge of being too forthcoming. “I
get bullied a lot, so I don’t enjoy school. It’s simply a means to an end for
me. Nothing about that place fills me with warm fuzzy feelings.”
    “You handle it remarkably
well,” he offered. He paused, his expression becoming serious. “If it makes you
feel any better, I used to get bullied, too.”
    “You?” I said, arching my
eyebrow. I wanted to roll my eyes. This was as bad as those celebrity specials
on TV where they all share their sob stories about being bullied as kids.
    “Yes, me.” He laughed.
“What, you don’t think a hip, cool guy like me could be teased?”
    I blushed again.
    Hip? I was thinking more along the lines of hot…sexy…amazing…
      “You blush a lot, Wrenn. You should
really get that under control. It gives away everything,” he said with a wink.
And just like that, he was next in line.
    He placed his order,and then
turned around. “What are you girls having?”
    I relayed our order to the
cashier. We stood off to the side together to wait for our drinks.
    “You didn’t have to buy our
coffees,” I said shyly. “I wouldn’t want to get you into any trouble.”
    “It’s coffee, Wrenn, not a
joint,” he smiled and I blushed again. God, I did need to work on my
blushing. He chuckled, and shook his head as I ordered.
    We stood next to one
another,