I cant seem to get past Stella. I did it a few times and already paid but after that I just cant seem to get away from her even after choosing to ignore the bag. Any ideas why?
Once you fall for her, ignoring the bag is not the safer way to go. You should ask her for something that isn't completely draining, if you don't want to stop your adventure there. Alternately, you could just choose not to play her event, since giving into her temptation is the point of it and there's no XP to be gained.