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It was clear that he wanted to say something, and I wasn’t getting any younger. 

“Iwanttoaskyourmothertomarryme andIwashopingtohaveyour permissiontoaskher.” He 

mumbled. It was like one big jumble of words that I couldn’t make out. 

“What?” I leaned in hoping to catch what he actually said the second time. “I didn’t hear 

you.” 

He took a deep breath before releasing it and looked up at me. “I want to ask your mother 

to marry me, and I was hoping to have your permission to ask her.” 

“You… want to marry her.” I repeated dumbly. 

How did I get so far in life? 

“Yes.” He gave me a hopeful smile. “I know how close the two of you are, and it didn’t feel 

right for me to ask her without asking you first.” 

I mean this in the nicest way possible when I say it but is this guy for real? Like do guys like him even exist anymore? 

“You don’t need my permission Anthony” A grin spread across my lips. “However, since you went through all this trouble just to hear me say it, you have my permission. You’re really good for her – the two of you are good for each other.” 

“Thank you for making her so happy.” I quickly added. It was now my turn to fumble with the napkin on the table. 

As far as I knew, mom didn’t really date- and if she did she never told me about it or 

brought anyone home with her. Anthony is the first guy she introduced me to, and I could 

tell straight away that he was special. I won’t go as far as to say I initially saw him as being the one, but mom has never been happier and more at ease than she has this past year. 

After Brandon left – yes, I decided that I would call him by his first name from now on- she put her entire life on hold and focused on raising me and giving me the best life possible. It wasn’t always sunshine and rainbows, but we managed to get by just fine without him. 

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The rest of the evening went much more smoothly than how it started. After our flirty waitress brought out the food, I spent the remainder of the evening teasing Anthony about how nervous he is whenever I see him. 

He reluctantly ended up confessing that I scare him a bit which I think is absolutely absurd because I am not scary! I of course wouldn’t hesitate to make his life a living hell if he ever hurt my mom, but I don’t think he’ll ever do that so there’s no need to scare him even more. 

On the way back to my car after Anthony and I parted ways, my mind drifted to Aiden and 

how much I miss him. 

Did I still want to strangle him for what he did? Of course. 

But I miss us hanging out, his touch… I just miss him. 

I want to laugh because if the old me heard herself right now, she’d want to slap me 

senseless. 

Falso couldn’t help but think how, now that mom isn’t alone anymore, there shouldn’t be anything holding me back about Stanford. 

Except fear, the annoying voice in the back of my mind reminded me. 

Fear one word, four letters, and scary as fuck. 

It seems that I’ve letting this one word dictate my life a lot lately. First with Aiden, and now with college. It took me a while to admit this to myself, but I’m afraid of new things. I thrive off certainty, and the unknown scares me. I’m most comfortable when I have everything planned out, and I know exactly what’s going to happen. 

Fear is exactly why I was so hesitant when it came to Aiden – because he was new and exciting and I didn’t know where we were heading. I still don’t, but I realized that if I don’t start branching out soon, my life is just going to fly by and I’ll have nothing but regrets in 

the end. 

Tonight it seems, my mind had a head of its own because when I put my car in park and turned off the ignition, I wasn’t in my garage. I was sitting in Aiden’s driveway like a creepy stalker, waiting to gather up enough courage to go knock and hope that I didn’t take the 

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silent treatment too far. 

I finally got out of the car and walked the short distance to the front door where I rang the doorbell. I waited impatiently for him to open it, and the longer I waited the more I wanted to turn around and go back. 

I had just turned on my heel to leave when the door swung open. 

“Scarlett!” Grace greeted me cheerfully, surprise evident in her voice. “I didn’t know we 

were expecting you.” 

“Hi.” I waved shyly at her. “I was just wondering if Aiden’s home?” 

“Oh he’s home alright.” She snorted. Then, Grace stepped aside and swung the door open 

wider, allowing me to step inside. “Come in, come in,” 

Once inside, I awkwardly waited for her to tell me it was okay to go up to his room. “He’s 

downstairs in the basement working out.” She pointed towards the white door right next to the dining room. “He’s in a mood.” She leaned in and whispered the last part dramatically. 

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