Two years ago, Vanessa Daniels watched her best friend, Caden Orcino, head out of their small town of Phillips, Maine with his band, Torment. He promised her he'd never drop her from his life, that they'd always be best friends. He lied. Now, Vanessa despises Torment, and especially Caden, with a passion, unlike seemingly everyone else. As they top the charts, she aims to bring them down, that is, until that fateful night Vanessa is caught attempting to crash a Torment concert. She finds herself face to face with her most tender wound, Caden. As the truth of their past begins to unravel, Caden and Vanessa's lives are turned inside out, rock star style.

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. * * * NOTE AS OF 04/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012. It is currently being reprised, which you can also find under my profile here in wattpad as "5:48 [reprised]"