I was bored. Sad. Lonely. It was only a matter of time before I cracked.

The truth was, I wasn't sure. But I wanted to keep believing people could change, and it was certainly easier to do so when you were in the midst of it.

I had stepped into his arms, showing him my raw, broken heart.

Once, I was easy. Now, I was choosy. See? Big difference.

But I saw Blake earlier and he said he and Nate were taking off for an overnight business thing. So..." "... you're just going to jump their fence and their pool," I finished for her. Silence. Then Jamie said, "It's twenty-five degrees! In December! Do you know what this means?" "The apocalypse?

None of it meant anything, and all of it was important.

It passed, though. That was the bad thing. It always passed.