Jomie Phillips has been waiting years for her dad to return home from the Marines. Her mother left knowing her dad won't return. It's her senior year of high school and she has the picture perfect boyfriend, Keith. She has supportive friends but still feels empty . Her older brother's getting ahead in his career and making their lives easier and life's turning out to look good for her. Suddenly, a hot sexy marine comes knocking on her door. Could this be the news she's been regretting to hear or be the emptiness she's been desperate to fill?

While in the E.R. at Mercy Hospital, Noah meets a strange boy by the name of Tyson, who seems to be a walking contradiction. On the outside he seems cold and distant, yet when he sees Noah in the waiting room with her hand bleeding, he comes over to help her and stays by her side the whole time. When they part that night, both think they'll never see each other again. But, when Noah goes back to school after summer break she finds out that Tyson is the new student. And more surprising still, he acts like he's never seen her before and treats her coldy. Confused, Noah tries to figure out what his deal is, and it does't help that they've been paired together for a class assignment that will take the whole year to complete. ((INITIAL DRAFT))