Ryker's love for Samantha knows no bounds. He doesn't know what he would do if she were to not return his feelings. He knows without the shred of a doubt that he will never love someone like her, ever again.
She is that special, and then some. She just doesn't know it yet. Her spending the evening with him brings him so much joy, he can barely believe it or contain it.
Indeed, it is his birthday. And what better way to spend it than with the person he loves?
He saved up for the day. Before the ball announcement, he had intended to take her there, to that very specific restaurant.
Her wanting to ditch her friend and the party all together is a true blessing.
She admits she doesn't think of him as a bad seed even though he is the bad boy of the school.
She is much too loving, much to
