Yesterday afternoon, Bella curled up next to me by the fire and started thinking out loud.

"Vincent is going to forget me"

"Why would he do that?"

"Well, cuz he is going to forget that he is supposed to marry me. It's so long until then, do you know what I mean?"

"Bella, you don't have to marry Vincent."

*she paused for a moment and thought about this*

I continued.... "Bella, when the time comes to marry someone you could pick someone other than Vincent too."

"Well, I don't really like Vincent anymore, anyway."

"Why?"

"He sucks his fingers in class."

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I'm just happy that Bella figured it out herself because this kindergarten romance was quite a roller coaster for her. She certainly thought about the implications of marriage over the last year. Of course, for her it looked much more exciting as she'd be able to make her own decisions and "pick" her house. Alas, the sucking fingers thing did him in.

Unfortunately, Bella somehow has Andre and Tyler interested in her as well... so the drama may not be over, but at least she's got a little different perspective.