“That’s why I let Kellan act the way he did. When he acted like an ass and broke up with me just so he could hook up with someone else for a night—not that he’d admit to that then—or just treat me like crap, I would tell myself I deserved it because, really, I’d picked fights for an excuse to leave just so I could come hang out with you. When morning came, he’d be there, waiting, telling me all the things I wanted to hear. That mixed with my own guilt for wanting someone else always decided for me, and I’d forgive him …”
