TRUE-LIFE
Brittany Crowley, 32
H earing Cole's words, my heart melted and a blush spread over my cheeks.
‘I'm in love with you, Brittany,’ Cole said, with a cheeky grin that I'd come to know so well.
‘I love you too,’ I replied, my own smile as big as his.
Even though Cole lived more than 1,000 miles away and we were chatting over video call, I'd never felt so close to anyone.
It was November 2018, and Cole Peters, then 32, was an old school pal.
We'd reconnected that March after he'd messaged me on Facebook.
Time flies.
And now, after hours of talking online, we were utterly in
