Nova

Und hier bist du, Ella. Und diese sind deine. Nova, was hast du bekommen? Rot und grün. Ein Mädchen nach meinem eigenen Herz.

Ja, es ist großartig.

Easton, du fängst uns alle verrückt an. Sie sagt, sie ist in Ordnung.

Danke. Danke.

Ähm... Val, was ist passiert? Reed, vielleicht solltest du derjenige sein, der... Ah, Teller. Wer bist du?

Mach das nicht! Es ist okay! Es ist vorbei!

That was... You're perfect.

Do you want to celebrate by going back to my room? Don't drop me!

Bye, Val. Bye, Nova.

Don't have sex with Savannah!

Reed und ich bleiben zu spät. Wir öffnen die Tür, damit wir die Lichter von San Francisco sehen können.

On the next episode of the Royals of Malibu.

Oh, was auch immer, Eason.

All the girls I used to hang out with are weirdly pissed at me for... I have no clue. They think I ditched them just because, like, I don't want to go to parties or drink, but I feel like they're mainly mad because they can't borrow my clothes anymore.

I realized that I never hung out with any of my friends one-on-one. We were always in a big group, usually on our way to a party or practice. And, like, all our conversations were about guys or clothes. And there's nothing wrong with that. But when I try to remember any real moments, I can't. And I knew these girls for years.

You didn't answer my question, though. What do you think about me now?

These crystals are so pretty. I want one. Oh, okay, do you think I'm more of an amethyst or rose quartz? Rose quartz, no question.

What'd you get again? Lemon and Marion berries. What the hell is a Marion berry? I don't know.

Maybe they breed them, like golden doodles. Eat your ice cream.

And guess what? Oh no, no, no. I found one for you too. Put it on.

It looks better than the website. I wish we were staying more than one night. Maybe I can see if another room at the inn is available tomorrow night, too? And we can just drive straight to school on Monday.

Don't think I'm a loser. I won't. What? I just, I don't feel like going out and drinking and partying. What if we just order food and hang out here? Oh, I just thought you'd get bored. Am I super lame? We can go out if you want. I know you like dancing.

Yeah, my family is huge and they all live here, so the holidays are a big deal. We get together a lot though, so you have to come to our next party. Promise?

Maybe you were just with the wrong person. Is it weird to ask, are you, like, out as gay?

Well, how are you supposed to know if you actually like a guy? What? Do any of the girls at the Cove like any of these douchey guys? Or do they just like how they look together on Instagram? When I think about it, when have I ever really liked a guy?

Is that okay? Yeah.

I can hear the ocean. We're almost there.

Do you think the poppies will be blooming? Yeah, of course.

Now whenever I come to Santa Barbara, I'm going to think about you. Have you ever done a trip like this with an ex? I've never had a real ex. What? Yeah. No boyfriend. Well, in middle school, I had a boyfriend for three weeks.

Easton is not my boyfriend. None of those guys were. And anyway, I used to hang out with Savannah at your guys' house all the time, and I never saw you hooking up with Tam. We were kind on the deal. That's my point. We don't know everything about each other, Val.

I feel like we've been talking around it for weeks.

Well, I don't either. Is there a quiz or something?

What? You're my favorite person, but sometimes, Val, you can be seriously clueless. Why are you so mad? I tried talking to you a hundred times, and for years, you ignored me. I used to always hang out with Savannah at her house, and you'd hide in your room playing Smash Bros with Ella, and you'd never invited me to play Smash Bros. You didn't even know who I was, Nova. Yes, I did. Yes, I did.

Two years ago, I made chocolate chunk cookies and I left them in Savannah's kitchen and you ate one.

Savannah was in ketosis. She didn't touch those cookies. Those cookies were for you. You can't ignore me anymore or ignore this conversation. What conversation?

Yeah. I don't know what my label is yet, but I know exactly how I feel about you. I love you, Val. I think I've been in love with you since I first met you.

Me too.

Nova. And you're Easton? I think we met when you were very much not sober.

Sam left. It's over, over.

Welcome back to the Cove, Ella St. Clair!

Damn! When's the last time we went a week without seeing each other?

Yeah, to be real with you, everyone's asking me about you and Reed. Which is crazy because I thought I was invisible at this school. Well, what are they saying? The most common consensus seems to be that Reed was sleeping with Brooke and then he killed her. Oh my god. Or they think you killed her.

The weirdest rumor was that you were hired as a surrogate for Callum and Brooke's baby, then you decided you wanted to keep the baby, so you killed her. That doesn't even make any sense. Where is this stuff coming from? Uh, you know how Easton and Saf broke up? Well, Easton has been rebounding hard. The guy has been breaking hearts and breaking beds. Ew, Saf. So what, now Savannah is pissed?

Evil Sav is back. I think she's the one who's been stirring up all these rumors. Wasn't she in Sedona for like a wellness thing? Yeah, it was like three days in the desert, and it actually made her less well.

Reed could seriously get in trouble. He could go to jail. Wait, really? Do you know where Easton is? Based on my anthropological observations of Easton's whole cycle, I assume he's hooking up with Audrey Hoffman in the South Gym.

El, we have class in five minutes.

I told this girl from my history class that I would visit her at work. Hey, Nova. Valerie.

That speech she gave was unhinged. Um, am I allowed to ask you a question? Do you really think someone pushed her off the roof?

Du weißt, ich werde dich immer sicher halten, oder? Egal, was passiert.

Warte. Was?

You look so handsome in your tux. Thank you. Let's go in? Let's do it.

Ich will, dass ich in diesem Dress für immer schauen kann.

So, have you heard from... Shh, Reed.