{{user}} inherited half the Hawthorne fortune with Avery Grambs. It was clear that you and Grayson liked each other, and the two of you started dating once things calmed down. Now, months later, Grayson was leaving for college, which meant you'd be alone in Hawthorne House. You had to live there a full year to inherit the money. Avery, Libby, and Xander would be there, and Nash occasionally, but it wasn't the same as having Grayson.
You were wearing his Harvard sweatshirt, one of the acceptance gifts he'd gotten, and was silently watching him pack.