Two Childhood friends reconnect years later. One stayed behind in their small hometown, building a new life without the other. One left to chase dreams and be free from the suffocation of the small town. Love begins to bloom as they confront who they've become and what they left behind.

𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞? © 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬. 𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥, 𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦. 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲.

When everything is everywhere.

I stood up fully off the wall getting ready to walk up on her Weston put his arm out blocking me "Stop fuckin playing with me Jhene" Weston said low and sternly now glaring at me I looked up at him before rolling my eyes and leaning back on the wall "Yall good?" Kimoni asked "Yeah bro can you give us a minute" He told him still not breaking his gaze off me, Kimoni left the room There was just silence now, I finally looked up at him "So you gonna explain to me why the fuck you in this bitch fighting?" *** It's easy to say things are Always & Forever, Will this couple Always keep the mindset that things will last Forever?

[ meh - ta - noy - ah ] Greek (n.) the journey of changing one's mind, heart, or way of life; spiritual conversion

There was no time for distractions when you're running a business while being a full-time college student. And there was no time for them when you're a D1 student-athlete either. But when basketball player Trey Coolington sets his sights on an unsuspecting Kali, he senses he has his work cut out for him. He knows immediately that she isn't one of the girls that will pine after him and that makes him want her more. This wasn't a fling. It wasn't just for sex. He was all in on whatever she would give him. But just as relentless as he was on the court he would be the same way courting her. 

🚨🚨Read Book One First !!🚨🚨 "Our life is a story isn't it," he asks and I can't disagree. "A sequel if you ask me," I say. You watched as they struggled and overcame their many battles to finding true love and happiness. They found it but will the fighting ever end? Can they survive it this time? *BOOK TWO*

"And it doesn't matter how much time passed or how much time will pass-it's him. It always has been him and it always will be him...I just don't know how to tell him," When it's more than a like, and they're more than a friend. When they know you better than you know yourself and just the thought of them is all you need to put a smile on your face-telling your best friend you're in love with them should be simple. Right?

Sinseir Bennett, the elusive and sharp-tongued CEO of one of the most successful tech companies, never expected his rare visit to the office would land him in an elevator for four long hours. Even more surprising? He's stuck with Kayla Carter, a quiet yet strikingly beautiful employee who has worked for him for 2 years, without ever catching his eye. Kayla is nothing like the women Sinseir is used to. While her introverted nature keeps her out of the spotlight, her quick wit and undeniable beauty quickly test Sinseir's infamous impatience. Trapped in the confined space, tension brews, sarcasm flies, and walls, both literal and emotional, begin to crack. As the hours tick by, Sinseir discovers there's more to Kayla than meets the eye, and she sees glimpses of the man behind the arrogance. With every exchange, their chemistry becomes harder to ignore, leading them to question if fate had more in mind than just a broken elevator. Will their time together unlock the potential for something unexpected, or will they walk away unchanged when the doors finally open?

A girl like Verona often gets overlooked by her peers and she wouldn't have it any other way. She prefers to blend into the background and disappear. However, when an awkward situation forces her to interact, she ends up blossoming more than she could ever imagine. That is, until her overthinking ruins everything. Warning ⚠️: There will be language, alcohol and drug use, as well as strong sexual content. Please read at your own risk. This story deals with depression and anxiety, specifically social anxiety.