4 GABRIELLA Once the weekend was over, Bradley kept his distance. He hadn’t even spoken to me when he stopped by so Colin could say good-bye to Ashleigh before they left for Vegas. The team was basically spending the whole week there. Meanwhile, Ashleigh and I needed to stay behind for an important test in our Environmental Microbiology class. It was Wednesday afternoon, and the test was over, so we were ready to go. My heart hadn’t beaten so hard in my life as it did while we waited to board our plane. In just a couple of hours I would be in Vegas … and so would Tyler. I knew where to find him, but I didn’t want to do it on my own. To get to him I needed help, and I knew exactly who to call. While Ashleigh was in the bathroom, I decided to make my call, hoping I had enough time before

