Chapter 64

• VANESSA
• I learned a lot about myself during that negotiation with my mom and dad. I learned that family matters even though they sometimes make you want to stomp your feet and pull your hair out. I learned that Ryan has a past. A childhood. A mother. A friend who was there for him.
• Which I hadn’t thought about before that moment, but it gave weight to his argument that we needed to take this slow. New relationships can destroy old ones if we’re not careful.