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brandon and lauren are talking on the couch. "do you ever just want to do something?" lauren asked. "something?" brandon questioned. "yeah, like, that you can't." "yeah, sometimes," brandon said. lauren nodded. "lauren, do you still want this?" he asked her. lauren paused, "yeah. of course, i mean." "you paused." "it's just that i never thought i'd be in a relationship right now. i always thought i'd go to college completely free and well, i'm not," she said. "you can," brandon said. "no, brandon. i don't even know if that's what i want," lauren told him. "i just want you to be able to tell me if it is," brandon said. lauren didn't say anything. "i never expected us to stay together from now til when we die," he told her. "you didn't?" lauren asked. she kind of always thought that was his plan. "no. we're only 18," brandon explained. "i know, but we love each other. doesn't that mean we shouldn't break up or take a break or anything?" "not always. sometimes love isn't enough. sometimes you just don't want a relationship. sometimes you want freedom," he said smiling at the last part. she nodded, "but i'm scared, brandon. if we break up, you could get with someone else and you could date them," lauren said. "well, yeah, but they'll never be you, lauren. i'll never love anyone else. you've got to understand that. no matter who it is or what they do." she smiled, "i know, but.." "just think about it, okay? think about whether you really want this relationship or not and know that either way i'm fine with it, okay?" brandon told her. she nodded.