In this story Rose,a 16 year old girl who's been in New York all summer with her dad on a business trip comes back to her home in Myrtle beach,South Carolina to discover that things are not quite how she left it. Her best friend Sophia forgets to mention that Aaron,Rose's bully from third grade is back for their junior and senior years of high school. Rose unwillingly falls for Aaron as he leaves love notes in her locker,buys her strawberry cheesecake every day but scrapes off the top,and begs for her forgiveness after bullying her when they were kids. Their love is everything Rose has ever dreamed of. Everything is perfect,until it's not.