Rose We’d been traveling around for so long that I didn’t believe going home to be worth it at this point. Everyone had become relatively close over the last week and a half of traveling north America. I was growing attached to Bri. As much as I tried to fight it, I was. Crispen had let go of his concerns for the most part since discussing them with Logan. I appreciated his help but also kind of worried that he was able to get through to Crispen… when I wasn’t. I didn’t really want to be jealous, but I was struggling not to be. It was clear that Crispen had turned away from the love he had for Logan. It was still there but suppressed. It was precisely the same with my love for Mason, it still existed, but the light had been dimmed. We’d never been naive about our relationship, and I never

