After dancing for a couple of minutes we decide to take a break.

"Come on, let's go outside" I say as I lead her through the living room, where some adults were playing poker.


We walk through the double doors and I smile at the sight I'm met with.

There's a stone walkway that leads towards an underground pool. To the far right there's a garden maze that's lit up with fairy lights.

"Wow" I hear Carolina gasp as we stand there and observe the view


"Yeah," I agree as I lead her towards a bench

"I used to come here a lot as a child" I say as we sit and admire our surroundings


"What happened?" She asks as I look down at my hands and nervously fiddle with them

"My mom thought that he was a bad influence on me," I say before I take a deep breath

"He bought me whatever I wanted with no hesitation," I continue with a smile as I remember the memories

"She was afraid that I was going to turn into a spoiled brat" I say with a shrug which causes Carolina to frown

"You're the furthest thing from a brat, Aspen" she says which causes me to smile

"I don't blame her. At the time I would throw a tantrum whenever they said no to me" I say as I turn to face an emotionless Carolina

"What happened?" She asks curiously

"I met Charlotte," I say with a smile

"She explained to me why they were saying no and told me that I would be thankful for it later in life" I say with a wide smile on my face

We continued to talk about random things and got to know each other better.

We were talking about our favorite movies when we got interrupted by my mom.

"Aspen, come inside. It's freezing out here" she scolded me which causes me to roll my eyes but I oblige