Mercedes was in it for the summer of a lifetime. She had just graduated from Oak Wood Acadamy with her best friends, Evelyn, Aiden, and Darren. They were heading back near her hometown to spend the summer at the beach. If only she could avoid her past while she was so close to it.

While trying to get through high school, Carson has always noticed the same routine with Jesse - the school's 'player', as some like to say. He would leave countless girls crying, and he'd find someone else soon after. But when that someone else is Carson herself, she promises that she won't be the one crying when it's all over. [previously titled: Mr. Player, You've Just Been Played]