Vanessa's POV
The Next Day
I deleted all contacts for Parker and Mike, leaving only Jackson’s.
Michelle came over yesterday to cheer me up, but I told her and Jake to give me space.
Mom got ice cream for me, and we watched a romantic movie last night with Paul.
Dianne was furious when she learned what Mike did and wanted to confront him, but I stopped her.
“Vanessa, can I come in?” Mom knocked on the door, bringing cookies and ice cream.
“You're already in,” I sighed.
“I know it hurts. When my first boyfriend broke up with me in 9th grade, I swore off dating. Then I met someone in my junior year, but he moved away after a month. In my sophomore year of college, I dated another guy for a year and a half until he cheated. I met your father after college, got pregnant, left, and retur
