"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

4 years after graduation, 22 year old Clark Gonzales has had the time of his life in New York City. Playing football for his career with a 3 year old son and pregnant wife by his side, Clark thinks his life is complete. But on the other side of town, Brenda and fiancée Omar are living it up in a higher class neighborhood. Omar playing basketball at his college professionally and Brenda working at New York's finest hospital, making their life successfully planned for. The only problem is, Clark and Brenda still think about eachother yet, don't have any contact. Tragic happens to Clark as he's playing at a huge game and sends him straight to where Brenda works. Will the two reconnect old flames, or ruin their own relationships and families? Story told in both pov's.

Previously titled: Payback's a Bitch. After discovering her boyfriend is cheating on her, Elizabeth Andrews decides a little payback is in order and sets out to even the odds. She starts the band Poetic Justice and begins a journey of love & lyrics.**Initially inspired by Skip Beat**