Lilly's life isn't perfect and as a result of her past, she keeps to a distance, her only connections her best friend Sonny and her 'parents'. Lilly's motto has always been; why get close when you only get left behind? And she's held that motto close since the day she was left behind. Lilly doesn't think much of her past nor of her future, she takes it one step at a time. It seems her love for music is the only thing that can understand her; it seems to understand her more than herself. Lilly never thought much for her love for music until things begin to unravel and she finds herself overseas in Los Angeles and is forced to face her history. Yet her strongest hurdle seems to be accepting that people, Hayden especially, won't leave her. Lilly struggles to love and accept herself and also accepts that the people around her will not abandon her. Lilly's biggest hurdle? Learning to love.

Hallie Thompson never had it all. Her dad left her when she was a baby, leaving her mom to raise her and her older sister, Bridget, alone. Then, her sister passed away, but she never told anyone the reason. When she looks at herself in the mirror, she sees a fat mess, but when Mason Falton looks at her, he sees a gorgeous girl, one he starts to fall for, despite their differences in the popularity levels. But, when Hallie's mother finds out about her secret relationship with Mason, she's forbidden to see him. How will she ever learn to live, without his love?