Page 17 of More To Us

"Yes, but he didn't accept that. He wanted to see me again, or at least talk on the phone, but I wouldn't give him my number. I wanted him to remain a mystery. It was more romantic that way."

"Romantic? Never talking to him again is romantic? That's the worst happy ending I've ever heard."

"You don't understand. That night WAS our happy ending. It's something we'll always remember. At least I will. Dylan probably forgot about it. I'm sure he has one-night stands all the time."

"Now that you know who he is, you really don't want to see him again?"

"No. It would ruin the memory. Did you see how many girls were up there screaming his name? I don't want to remember him that way, with other girls hanging all over him. I want to remember him with me. Just the two of us, and the night we spent together."

"You spent the whole night with him?"

"Most of it. We fell asleep, and just as the sun was coming up, I snuck out."

"You left without saying goodbye? That's kind of mean."

"It's not mean. It's every guy's dream. He got sex and never has to see me again."

"But it sounds like he really wanted to see you again."

"He was probably just saying that to be nice." She shrugs. "Doesn't matter. I'm not going to see him again. Besides, I've moved on. I have Matt now."

Who she has no chemistry with. Why would she date Matt when she could be dating Dylan? She obviously still has a thing for him. She got all nervous and breathless just talking about him. Kind of like how I acted around Austin. And yet I turned him down.

I'm just like Amber. I felt this intense chemistry with a guy and then refused to go out with him. But at least I have a good reason. He didn't tell me who he was. I don't know what kind of game he was playing but I didn't find it funny. And I have no interest in guys who play games.

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