A simple gesture can cause something more than just a regretful mistake.

* Credit goes to Hannah, I’m not the author.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.

Brody Nelson is the king of his school, he has girls swooning over him, guys wanting to be him for just a day and a girlfriend everybody wishes they had. He hates his life. He lives a lie every day, putting on a mask for his friends and even family. Except for his sister Zoey. She’s the only one who knows the real him and sees what he does to change himself at school. It hurts her to see her brother change the way he is for some people, but there's nothing she can do… She knows Brody’s biggest fear is to lose his reputation though he will not admit it thinking nothing of it. But when he meets someone he’s willing to change for his fears become greater as he knows he must come out to the world. He knows his friends won’t accept him for being gay.