The last time I went on a date was when I finished college. My mother said she wanted to celebrate me graduating and I stupidly dressed up and showed up. There was a boy—a f*****g hot boy—but he just wanted to get into my pants. Long story short, it's been a while since my mom and I last spent time together. It was kind of refreshing walking with Ashton, but my thoughts kept creeping back. He was going to propose to me. I didn't understand why we were walking, though. If he was following my favourite novel, we should have been in a helicopter on our way to Paris. Heck, we should have been on top of the eitel tower right now. i glanced at him with a wide grin, waiting for him to notice my stare. He turned and flinched when he looked at me, and I stopped smiling. The universe could have tol

