PAIGE: *Looking at him gratefully.* Thanks. You don't know what this means to me. I haven't been able to talk to anyone about it. Not even Brynn or Gabrielle! *Kevin stays quiet, not sure if she is going to say anything else.* PAIGE: *Looks away from him and stares into the ocean, but begins to talk.* I met Jesse at a party a little over a year ago. I was only there because Brynn wanted someone to go with. She was going to be there with her boyfriend, I think his name was Mitch, or maybe Mark... But anyway, she managed to persuade me to go with her. Mark was friends with Jesse, and he introduced us. We hit it off right away, and spent practically the whole night talking on the patio. He gave me his number, and we started going out two weeks later. Everything went well for about a month. Then he saw Anna. From the moment I saw her, I knew that she was going to be a problem. She flirted with him constantly, getting his attention whenever she could. Two more weeks went past, and I thought everything was going fine, and that Jesse was just ignoring Anna's attention. I was completely wrong. *She paused and looked at Kevin.* PAIGE: Sorry, I am boring you, aren't I? It's just...I've never said any of this out loud before, and it feels good to have someone to talk to. If you want me to stop, just tell me. KEVIN: No, go ahead. Continue. *Paige looks at him closely, and he gives her a reassuring smile, nodding. She takes a deep breath, looks back out at the water, and continues.* PAIGE: Like I said, I thought everything was perfect between Jesse and me, but I was sadly mistaken. Through the grapevine, I heard that Jesse had been with Anna behind my back. Shaken, I decided to ask Anna if the rumors were true before confronting Jesse. When she told me smugly that they were, I had no other choice. Mentally preparing myself for the worse, I asked Jesse if he and Anna were getting together in secret. That was one situation in which the rumors were better than the truth. Jesse a...
PAIGE: *Looking at him gratefully.* Thanks. You don't know what this means to me. I haven't been abl...
