"I can't be just friends with you," he whispered bringing his hand against my cheek cupping it slightly. "McCormick," I sighed. I leaned in a little to his touch. Probably making the situation worse but I couldn't help it. It felt so good. "One last kiss that's all I ask". He said before leaning in slightly. His eyes grazed to my lips and back to mine. ------- After a long summer of trying to get over heartbreak, Kennedy and her friends are back for more. It's senior year and more than anything Kennedy wants to put her past behind her and ignore all of her feelings for her next door neighbor Cal McCormick. This school year has more in store for Kennedy than college acceptance letters and school dances. Will she continue to swim past the lingering feelings she keeps trying to bottle up or will they come to surface causing her to sink further into the deep end?

We always wanted what we couldn't have. "Tell me you didn't feel anything," he pleaded. It was as if he was begging not to feel anything. How could I not feel anything towards him? "Truth or Lie," I whispered afraid to open my eyes. ------------------------------ (COMPLETED) There were rules. Well, just one really. Kennedy Parker was off-limits to her and her twin brother Liam's friends. Still she can't help but feel something for the boy next door Cal McCormick. Who just so happens to be her brother's best friend. Something happened over the summer that changed the way Cal sees Kennedy too. It's Junior year. All Kennedy wants to do is continue to be the best swim team captain, stay top of her class, and maintain a social life. Will the boy next door and her looming past be distractions? Can they keep their feelings at bay or will they sink into the deep end?

Nobody told me adulthood was going to be this way. How I constantly feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. I'd imagine it feels like being stranded in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight. The constant fear and panic of nothing going right. Except when I see him I feel the smallest sense of relief. I was always stuck in the sea of you, but I lost my way. And now, you won't be the one on the boat throwing me a lifevest like you've always done. That ship sailed long ago. It was up to me now to save myself. ------ Kennedy was only supposed to be gone one year. That was the plan. It's been 5. After running and hiding from her past, Kennedy comes back to town to face the world she has been trying her best to forget. While everything has changed including her, everything seems to be the same. Will she be able to confront her past including the boy next door that she just can't seem to get rid of? It's taken Cal five years to forget the girl next door. He certainly wasn't expecting his feelings to come flooding back at the moment their eyes found each other. While trying to sort his feelings for his first love, he continues to navigate the next steps of his own future. In the final installment of The Deep End trilogy, Kennedy and Cal are forced together for a wedding after years apart. The gang reunites for more shenanigans and memories while they navigate adulthood. While they have all grown and changed in some ways, has their love for each other remained? Can they navigate their way or will they be lost at sea?