yes. "So, the meteor shower? Are we doing this or

oo eagerly. "Yeah, definitely.

w that Ryan' s gig was cancelled. He couldn' t let himself read too much into it.

Nevada town known for its quick marriage chapels. The lands

at the marriage bureau, Chloe' s phone rang. The rin

t up. "Ryan?

osing its bored, sarcastic edg

Her eyes widened, her

you? ... The hospital? Which one? ... Okay, okay, I' m

trembling slightly as

t even loo

n the middle of the highway, tires screeching, and

Ethan asked, though he alr

"He got into a fight at some bar. He' s hurt. He' s a

shower, Ethan himself – al

cou

always the one to bail him out, emotionally, financially, physically. He' d tried, gently at first, the

ealous, of not understanding their "artistic connection." She' d seen Ryan as a misunderstood re

n absolute, a blind spot tha

ipped the steering wheel, her eyes fixed on the ro

not being able to 'save' Ryan from a self

probably it. In the original timeline, perhaps the consequences for Ryan had been more

ght he' d have more time to deal with the parents, the

force had sent him b

esires, were irrelevant. He was here for Chloe. And if Chloe' s happiness, or her

t to a man who would only hurt her. Eve

ght she wanted, the life that would, he prayed, keep h

aid quietly. "Le

acknowledge him. Sh