The universe was conspiring against him and Adrianna, and there was nothing that could change his opinion. It had been such a long time since they had met, post that surprise encounter at his parents' anniversary celebration. His father's words seemed to have been etched pretty deeply in her mind, much more than his, as she hadn't really made any effort to reach out to him. Of course, he could understand that. Elton was vile and most certainly looking for something to pull them down. It was obviously better to not even remotely give him any ammunition.
It wasn't just his father's words though. Daniel had been pretty tied down too, and he was pretty sure that Adrianna was too, considering that she had relocated back. If only they could fast forward this phase and skip to the part where he
