NICOLE

The day of our trip arrives.

At last.

I've been talking about it for so long, and for the last few days, it's really all I've discussed with Haley, who's extremely glad that I'm taking the time for myself. Mason's always been around whenever I talked about it.

Yet, now, he's acting like he's never heard me mention it at all.

I sigh in frustration as I shove another bathing suit in my duffel bag. "You're such a pain, you know that?"

"I think it's messed up!" he argues. "You just had ...