Strung Along

<p>Love. Sucks. </p><p><br></p><p>I don't know where I went wrong. Whether it was letting a man convince me that suddenly the things I've never wanted are right for me or if simply believing the best in the person who I wasted three years of my life on was what lead me here. </p><p><br></p><p>To Cherry Peak. A small town nestled in the heart of Alberta Canada. </p><p><br></p><p>The hometown of rising country star Brody Steele. </p><p><br></p><p>It only takes one brief encounter to mark him as a broody jerk. An all-knowing arrogant celebrity with a complex I don't have the energy for. </p><p><br></p><p>But if I truly dislike him the way I've convinced myself I do then why am I always looking for him in crowded rooms? Why are his surprisingly thoughtful gestures melting the wall of ice I've stuck between us? </p><p><br></p><p>Cherry Peak was supposed to be my fresh start a place to heal and rebuild. Yet just as I begin piecing my life back together Brody's preparing to leave as if he hasn't become a vital part of that journey. </p><p><br></p><p>The thought of losing him keeps me up at night. I don't know if we'll ever be able to find our footing or if we were just stringing each other along the whole time. </p>