Runaway Bride, New Sunrise

Whenever I went out with my best friend, my boyfriend Percival Harding never left our side.

We'd get boba, and he'd check first to make sure mine wasn't too hot.

We'd shop for clothes, and he'd weigh in on whether something showed too much skin.

Even when we went to the restroom, he'd remind me not to take too long.

I teased him for being so clingy.

He only looked worried.

"Laurie, you don't get it. Deidre Swanson is cut from the same cloth as my ex. I'm afraid she'll be a bad influence on you."

Before he met me, Percival had an ex he'd dated for five years.