Cole carried me in through the doors of the suite. We were both laughing, having the most absolute time of our lives. I had this sense of adventure being with him that I didn’t get with anyone else. It was sort of bittersweet because I had always had this plan of escaping out on my own once I turned eighteen and graduated. I wanted to see the world and see what it had to offer a girl like me. Looking at that now, it didn’t make as much sense as it once did. There would be nowhere in this world where I would rather be than right here in his arms. I was falling hard and fast for Cole Parker, the thing I told myself that wouldn’t happen. A little part of me couldn’t help but think that he was falling for me too.
He sat me down on my feet, turning to close the door behi
