Florence Thompson is the poster child for your average 'good girl'. Working at Glenn's Midnight Diner in the heart of her hometown and spending all her downtime with her best friends, she doesn't have time to get into trouble and even if she did she would probably be curled up in bed with a good book instead. Having just turned 20, Florence definitely feels the heat of the clock slowly ticking down. Thanks to her A-Type personality, with just one year left before she hopes to be in love with her soul mate and on track for her five-year plan, she finds herself searching now more than ever on her downtime between Tinder and other various dating apps only to continuously come up empty-handed. Just when she's ready to throw in the towel and adopt a hundred cats (figuratively, of course) her best friend and self-proclaimed 'Sugar baby' Aria Evers decides to introduce her to the new sugar baby app called "Sugar" and the sweet world of lonely men with too much money. A world that is a stark contrast from her excruciatingly dull and tedious life. Little does Florence Thompson know that her five-year plan is about to get squashed like a bug on the bottom of a very expensive shoe belonging to none other than Vincent De Bellis. In a battle between money and morals, which will win? * Longer synopsis inside ** Inspired by The New Romantic *** Graphic by @Sheldon_

|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston