Footnotes

Annalise is happy. She might not be the coolest, the prettiest, or the most fashionable, but she is very intelligent. Being a "nerd" isn't an advantage for a girl her age's social life, but as of now, her life is perfect.

She has two best friends (both of whom are way, way, way cooler than her), and a perfect boyfriend who cares about her and loves her. Aidan is the kind of person everyone admires. The kind of person Annalise wants to be.

When they were kids, Aidan taught Annalise to use footnotes, and she's used them since. She's always listened to Aidan. She's listened when he'd criticized the way she dressed. She's listened when he reprimanded her because of the food she ate. She never argues. She knows he's only looking out for her.

Every day is perfectly planned and carried out, just as Aidan likes, and Annalise is happy.

Rhys Christensen destroys everything. He destroys the perfect plan, he destroys the pattern in Annalise's routines, and shatters pretty much all of her beliefs regarding love. But Annalise doesn't mind. She's shocked to find that she actually likes the changes that Rhys made.

She unknowingly likes the unpredictable events, and Rhys's carefree and laid-back behavior. She thought she was happy then, but she realizes that Rhys has taught her the true meaning of happiness.

Then was nothing compared to now.

But Aidan decides to change. He feels truly penitent for controlling Annalise too much, and asks for another chance.

Annalise is torn.

Will she choose the boy who's taken care of her all her life, or the boy who taught her how to be genuinely happy?