h my mother. She always had a w

, charming, ambitious, always talkin

together

r finals, how he' d made me laugh when I

ss to him, or at le

l that

t made my

e he was capable of suc

picious. Maybe he really

better judgment, to gi

p with the base model. If not, if this was

than called. His voic

he dealership. You were right to questi

genuinely

ng something big for Mom, and I

little. Maybe he was

than," I said

at my apartment, with a necklace from a popular

I'm sorry. Let's

d, his voice warm again. "You were right about the SUV.

ver me. Maybe I

p the coast this weekend, in that picturesque little town, Oakhaven. I really w

big step. It felt like a peace offerin

Ethan," I said,

rip of it. Rent a nice convertible, drive up t

sounded romantic,

I agreed, pushing asid

e, something much more expensive

my girl," he' d s

ve him. I wanted

ip on Friday, the weather

r the coast, with warnings of poten

d, looking at the dark clouds gathering. "Or even postp

ange, almost placid e

des, a little rain just makes it more adventurous, right? And I

ing the potential discomfort fo

f guilt for dou

aid, "if yo

tely sure. It' ll be

just how unforget