Emily Santiago always loved children and planned on one day, having her own. However, an unplanned pregnancy leaves her in a position she did not expect. Emily and her son Justin Demarcus Santiago were left with only each other. When Emily's high school sweetheart bails, Justin is left fatherless. Emily later leaves home after an argument where her mother made comments about her biracial son. Starting a new life without her mother was difficult but now, fast forward a few years and Emily has graduated community college and is in a great relationship. Her and her new boyfriend decide that they re ready to start a family together but with this future child also being biracial, will Emily ever reconcile with her mother? Will Justin ever meet his real father?

Hayden and Chase were best friends up to the age of seven. Then, Chase moved away to California. The summer going into senior year, Hayden is invited to stay at Chase's house. But, the two of them soon see they barely know each other anymore and time has changed them. And they see that reconnecting with each other isn't just sunshine and butterflies. A coming of age novel full of love and heartbreak, deceit, and accepting the past, Hayden and Chase are reshaped for the rest of their lives.