My head is spinning as I can not fathom the idea of Stephanie being in Virginia with Liam. That and he didn't tell me. Why did he lie to me?

"I was not told that Stephanie would be joining Liam in Virginia," I reply to Colin, bitterness lacing my voice.

"Oh yeah, well Liam's dad offered her a job at his work I guess. Liam actually set the whole thing up," Colin says casually and with each word I am growing increasingly angrier. I'm trying to focus on driving but all I want to do is call Liam. Which will solve nothing because he won't answer.

"What job do you know?" I ask Colin and Harper is wondering if she should say anything or remain quiet. She's just as shocked as I am.

"Not sure. Liam said it was something she'd be real good at. And she has been wanting to get out of California for awhile so I guess it just kinda worked out. But I wouldn't worry about those two being together Ellie, I mean he did say multiple times that you two weren't breaking up after the move. I'm sure she knows he's off limits." I look to Harper and I want to scream. Liam and Stephanie are off in Virginia doing god knows what and there is literally nothing I can do about it.

"Well if you talk to Stephanie or Liam will you let me know?" I ask Colin and he nods, "Sure thing. They told me where they are moving has spotty cell service so he said they might not be in contact for awhile. I'm sure he'll call you before he calls me though." Colin says with a shrug but now I'm unconvinced. I don't know what Liam will do anymore.

My rage has slowly subsided as we approach the airport and my stomach sinks when I realize I'm dropping Harper off. I pull up to the departing area curb and she sits in her seat a moment, realizing the same thing. I pop my trunk and I meet her around the back to give her a long hug before Colin joins in.

"I'm gonna miss you Harp, thank you so much for coming," I choke out and I see the tears pooling in her eyes.

"I'm gonna miss ya too babe. I hope you find yourself and I'm excited to see what you've discovered when I see your brunette ass over fall break!" She says with a light laugh and she gives me one more hug before she grabs her suitcase and disappears through the sliding glass doors. I wipe my leaking eyes and Colin gives me a side hug before we climb back into the car.

"Do you think she'd be interested in a long distance thing?" Colin surprisingly asks me after being quiet for more than half of the way home and I laugh while shaking my head.

"I doubt it. She's too needy to be that far from her boyfriend," I reply and he jokingly snaps his fingers.

"Damn, she's probably one of the coolest girls I've ever met. I need you and Liam to stay together forever so I always have a direct line to her. I'd like to think I'm going to marry her crazy ass one day." I look to him and am amazed with his honest confession.

"You want to be the guy that marries Harper Weston?" I ask and he nods his head.

"Yep. She may be off doing her own thing now, but she'll be mine. She's my baby girl." He's so giddy and so overconfident I can't help but laugh. He truly seems awestruck and I just jokingly roll my eyes.

"Well Colin, if that's the truth I may have to give you some advice. Harper has some standards, some of which are impossible but some you are capable of achieving," I tell him and his eyes light up. He completely turns down the radio so he doesn't miss a word of what I'm about to say.

"Oh yeah? Like what? What do I gotta do to win my baby girl over?"

"Well first off, you got to have a good job with a stable income. Harper is a bit of snob when it comes to the material things in life. Second, you have to be real romantic. Like big romantic gestures you only see in movies. She loves that mushy gushy stuff. And last, you have to be faithful. Harper will tear your nuts right off if she even thinks you're cheating." I tell him and I can hear him taking mental notes. He's actually dead serious with his feelings toward Harper. I had no idea he had taken to her like this. I thought it was a small fling in the summer and they texted for a bit when she got back. Guess to him it was more than that.

"Well she sounds like a typical girl if those are really her three biggest demands. I think I can accomplish all that." Colin says confidently and I smile to him.

"Treat her right and you'll have no problems from her. Or me," I warn and he nods along.

"Ya know Ellie, since both of the loves of our lives are currently off in other states, we can hang out. Cassie has a new boyfriend so she's like always gone and I'm sure Liam leaving has been hard. If you ever wanna like, ya know chill or something I'd be down. I know of some sick taco trucks I can take ya to." I'm genuinely touched by Colin's offer and now that I know he might be in love with my best friend, I decide to take him up on his offer.

You know Colin, I'd actually really like that."

 We are quiet again for the rest of the ride back to my dorm and I pull up to his car in the parking lot. He's about to shut the door to my car when he says, "I know I don't know the whole story, it doesn't make much sense as to why Liam left right? But I do know he tried really hard not leave. He had some like, really scary arguments with his dad on the phone about him leaving and every time he was yelling he said something like, nothing in Virginia was more important than his relationship with you. I'm not sure how his dad got him to leave or whatever, but I do know he's coming back for ya. He loves you more than anything Ellie." Colin gives me a small smile before closing the door and my heart leaps into my throat. I wish I hadn't spent our last few days together being angry when I should have been trying to figure out a solution.

When I park the car I pull my phone from my purse and dial Liam's number once more. When it clicks to voicemail I take in a long calming breath before I say, "Hey Liam. It's me...again. I'm sorry for the drunken phone calls from last night. I don't honestly even know what was said. Um, I just really called to say I'm so sorry. For everything. I shouldn't have even cared about the stupid Kappa's when I should have been caring about you and your dad. I wasn't there for you like I should have been and I regret that more than anything. I'm sorry for being selfish and so consumed with my own problems. I should have been there for you. You mean the world to me and I can't believe I let you slip through my fingers. You are my best friend and I miss you more than I ever imagined possible. I hope you are safe and I hope you miss me too. I'm going to try and not be so selfish, I want to be a better person for both of us. I'm trying to figure out who I really am and I need to do this not just to be a better girlfriend but to be a better me ya know? I need to know who I am without you. That way when I see you again I'll know what I want. I hope this makes sense, I'm rambling now and I'm sure you've gotten enough of those messages from last night. I love you Liam. I really really do. Goodnight my love."