He was music, tattoos, late nights, and a life that never seemed to slow down. She became the one thing that made Jesse want to stay still. What starts as an unexpected connection slowly turns into something deeper as Jesse and Ella find themselves tangled in each other's lives-through crowded shows, recording studios, cigarette smoke, city lights, romance, hard conversations, and quiet nights spent wrapped up together. Between Jesse's growing music career, the people surrounding them, and the weight of learning how to fully let someone in, the two of them build a relationship filled with loyalty, patience, passion, and the kind of love that feels like home. For the first time in a long time, everything finally feels right. Which is exactly what makes it so terrifying to lose.

"I'm Jesse by the way." "I'm Desiree." "Such a pretty name for such a pretty face." *drugs,sex, self harm and abuse are used in this story. If you are uncomfortable with any of these subjects do not read this book.* Started November 7th 2015

"You always date older guys?" Scarlet shrugged, eyes still fixed on the computer screen. "Usually." "Why?" "I don't know." Jesse looked at her for a long second. "That's a lie." Scarlet Spencer didn't expect touring with The Neighbourhood to feel anything like this. Not the exhaustion. Not the constant pressure. And definitely not Jesse Rutherford - cold, controlling, impossible to read, and somehow always watching her a little too closely. What starts as mutual irritation quickly turns into something messier: long nights in recording studios, conversations that go too far, and a tension neither of them knows what to do with. Softcore, Jesse once tells her, is just another word for pretending something dangerous is still soft enough to touch.