Summer Cooper's message vault to Dominic Pauls: I don’t know why I keep texting you if you never reply. I don’t fully understand my love for you, I only know that ever since you let me see your most vulnerable side that day at the hospital, I’ve wanted to take care of you. I was just a girl, but I knew I never wanted to leave you alone. If I show you my own vulnerable parts, will you take care of me too? Sincerely, A contemplative Summer. --- 22. The wrong equation. Dominic. I park the car a few houses down, across the street. Some part of me knows this is wrong—so f*****g wrong—but I don’t have the self-control to stop. What the hell am I going to do when she leaves for real? I didn’t realize it would be this hard. I grab my phone, open the notes app, and start typing nonsense.

