They still loved each other so much it hurt, but maybe it was time to go their separate ways. The distance was starting to wear on her and him.Īfter all, Buddy was still in Texas, finishing school. Meanwhile, her international phone bill to Buddy had grown to be almost as much as her island rent. Instead, she found a way to live on the island and immerse herself in the restorative vibes of the Caribbean. John so much she didn’t get on the plane back to London. The island had been everything Grayson had been looking for: The breezy fabrics, the vibrant patterns, the parfait of Caribbean blues and sunset pinks. John to be in a wedding for one of her best friends. Grayson, after a very long year in rainy London, had planned a short holiday to sunny St. After all, Grayson’s work would take her all over the world-from interning in New York to a full-time job working in the London fashion scene. So for the time being that meant they would be apart. They would have to give their love and each other the space to grow to fill their young lives and destinies. So for a while that meant they would have to date long distance. (Good job, guys.)īut as each other’s best friend, Buddy and Grayson knew they had to let the other pursue their dreams and ambitions. Only problem was that now they had finally realized this, they lived 3 hours apart. It wasn’t until after their Freshman year, when both Grayson and Buddy had come home to New Braunfels and were floating the Comal River with a group of their high school friends that Grayson looked over at Buddy and realized that what she had been calling “BuddyLove” all this time had actually been real Love. “Grayson! BuddyLove’s here again!”, “Grayson! BuddyLove’s on the phone!”, “Grayson! Ask BuddyLove if he’s staying for dinner!”īut as time would have it, the two childhood friends grew up and struck out on their own adventures: Grayson went to TCU and Buddy to Texas State. So much so, Grayson’s parents nicknamed this kid who kept knocking on their front door “BuddyLove.”

And when school was out, the two lived at Schlitterbahn waterpark with their friends.Īs the years went by, Buddy become a fixture at the LyBrand household. For Grayson, she had finally found her partner in crime.Īnd from that point on the two were inseparable: Best friends. Lee’s room.įor Buddy, it was love at first sight. And as fate would have it, Grayson LyBrand with her arsenal of Lisa Frank stickers was seated next to Buddy DiFonzo that first day of class in Mrs. Little League Baseball All-Star, Buddy DiFonzo was also ten and he was smooth even then.

Little Grayson LyBrand was 10 going on 30, reading Seventeen magazine and collaging fashion designs in her notebooks. But that’s exactly where the BuddyLove Story begins.įirst day of fifth-grade. There aren't a lot of romantic comedies set in fifth-grade.

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