some relationships within those FORGOTTEN years have been severed while a small selected few had been able to keep up a decent connection with oaklynn. those army buddies of her’s kept in contact, often sharing memories of their time overseas in HOPES of triggering something within the brunette, but nothing came to. instead of resuming her position in the military, she pursued her own PASSION; writing. there were a few SUCCESSFUL novels here and there, some NOTABLE published pieces in the newspaper, and before her eyes, she was running one of the biggest news agencies in the world. the new titled garnered her a hefty income and a paparazzi gold mine given her backstory. though the RICH lifestyle caused her new social circle to consistently ask of her love life and any potential spouses. after much evading, the writer grew DESPERATE and had her personal assistant arrange a convenient set up for some broke college kid to live with her under the fake title of serious girlfriend. as she waited for this person to be escorted into her penthouse suit, oaklynn was in her library, going through a few books until a tentative knock resonated through the space, a ripple of NERVES breaking as she turned around hoping that the stranger wouldn’t be a catfish, ' sorry about the mess, i haven’t been back home in weeks, but hello, i’m----’ but what she saw once she finally made eye contact with the stranger was enough to have her RUNNING for the hills.