After five years apart, Ariah Montgomery and Najeer Porter find themselves back in the same city, picking up their friendship where they left off. But as familiar laughs and late-night talks turn into something neither of them expected, they're forced to question if things between them have truly stayed the same, or if something unspoken has been there all along.

At Texas Southern University, everyone knows Kyana Reed, Jordan Miles, and Amir Lawson. Kyana is the girl who does everything in student government and the community. Jordan, her longtime boyfriend, leads a major campus organization and always looks the part. Together, they are the couple everyone expects to last. But things are starting to fall apart. Jordan's priorities have changed, and Kyana realizes she has been carrying the relationship alone. Then Amir Lawson enters the picture. He is calm, grounded, and their professional connection turns into late-night conversations that make Kyana question what real love feels like. When Jordan's betrayal finally comes to light, Kyana must choose between keeping up the image everyone believes in or choosing her own peace, even if it hurts.

in which i write about you and ALL fine ass men

"𝐢𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮."

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"𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫."

"You're allowed to touch me and pretend we're together, But you're not allowed to kiss me." "We'll see about that, Bambi." - Ace Rosso has been Sage Diaz's enemy for as long as she can remember, They've been tormenting each other for years. Ace and Sage got drunk at a party and ended up sleeping together, The picture got leaked all over the school & people believed they were together. So Ace comes up with a idea to fake being together to make the people they like jealous and opportunities come along the way. What happens if they break the rules & fall for each other in the process? - #1 in benefits 3/8/23