Dean Di Laurentis doesn't do complicated. Ivy Bennett doesn't let people stay long enough to become important. So when one reckless kiss turns into a friends-with-benefits arrangement, it comes with rules: no feelings, no jealousy, and absolutely no expectations. Simple. At least, it should've been. Because somewhere between late-night drives, hockey games, stolen hoodies, and quiet moments that feel a little too real, Dean and Ivy start blurring every line they swore they wouldn't cross. And the more they pretend it means nothing, the harder it becomes to ignore the truth: some mistakes are impossible not to make. --------- !NOT EDITED!

"Our souls were tied a long time ago, I think. We're just finally admitting it to each other." Penelope Halston, would much rather stuff her nose in a book, or slide her feet into a pair of skate then go to some college party. Unfortunately for Penelope Halston, she has the inability to say no to her two friends Allie and Hannah. Which is how she earned herself two unwanted strays, Dean Di Laurentis and Garrett Graham. Two of Briar University notorious hockey players and playboys.

Stella Montgomery came to Boston with a plan: build a life that mattered. A year later, she has done exactly that. She became the editor-in-chief of Briar University's newspaper, a passionate political activist, and a woman determined to use her voice for something bigger than herself. The only problem? No one seems to care. No one reads the articles she stays up all night writing. No one pays attention to the issues she spends her days fighting for. And no matter how loudly she speaks, the world keeps moving as if she said nothing at all. Then Garrett Graham fails philosophy. Garrett Graham is everything Stella has spent years avoiding: arrogant, immature, reckless, and the type of person who has spent his entire life having the world hand him attention. He represents everything she hates about Briar. The parties. The popularity. A campus culture that will fill an arena to watch a hockey game, but won't spare five minutes to read an article that could actually matter. At first, Stella refuses to tutor him. Until she receives word from her professor: Briar's newspaper is on the verge of being shut down. Suddenly, Garrett Graham becomes an opportunity. Stella makes Garrett a deal. She'll help him pass philosophy if he gives her an exclusive interview. But Garrett has a different idea. Because the problem isn't that Stella's stories aren't worth reading. It's that no one has ever cared enough to notice who is writing them. His solution? A fake relationship between Briar University's star hockey player, and the girl he claims is "boring."