~Quinn~

It's almost 4 PM by the time Harper leaves to meet Lucas for dinner. I have an hour before I need to be at the oak tree. An hour to shower, get ready, and somehow transform into a person who isn't terrified of what comes next.

I stand in front of my closet for fifteen minutes, trying to decide what to wear. It's not a date, so I shouldn't dress up. But I also don't want to look like I just rolled out of bed, even though that's exactly what happened.

Finally, I settled on jeans and my ...