Carissa's heart slammed against her ribcage, and then banged around in her chest like an out of control ping pong ball. Why did he want her to go over there? Better yet, why was she holding herself back from doing so? She no longer had a boyfriend; she was free to do whatever she wanted. Granted, she'd told Danny she would be around for him, that he could rely on her for support. But that didn't mean she had to sit around and wait for him to fix himself.

Still, getting too ...