32 ASHLEIGH Colin walked in looking worse than before. “You guys weren’t fighting were you?” I scolded. Ryley followed in behind him and came straight over to me, his muscles tense. “Maybe a little,” he confessed. “But it was for a good reason. Care to explain, Colin?” Gabriella moved out of Colin’s way, so he could come to my other side. His green eyes looked down at me with angst and sadness. I could even feel it in his touch when he grabbed my hand. The last time he looked like that was when I broke up with him. “Ashleigh, there’s something I need to tell you and you’re not going to like it.” Ryley nodded and held my other hand. From the look on Gabriella’s face, she had no clue what was going on. “I love you, Ashleigh. I’ve loved you for a long time now. When you told me you wer

