This is a story of a young woman who finds hope and love in a deaf and mildly autistic man. He was everything that she wanted in a boyfriend, but just like everyone else, he had his flaws. Challenge after challenge they stuck together, not wanting to lose each other. A relationship can only take so much strain before you're forced to let go. Will the two of them be torn apart or will their love for each other be strong enough to beat the odds?

"Being reunited with your childhood best friend after eight years apart? Sounds like a heart-warming story. Finding out that said best friend is now a complete jerk who's determined to make your life hell? Not so much." Georgie and Connor were once inseparable. Best friends from birth, they did everything together - well, that was until Connor's dad got a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity and the family was forced to relocate to New York. At age sixteen, Georgie's life is totally different - her main goal being to keep her head down and escape the brutalities of high school with as little emotional scarring as possible. Balancing school, work and her dwindling social life is enough of a challenge, but it's about to get a bit more complicated when her conceited ex-best friend gets thrown into the mix. Maybe friendship should come with an instruction booklet.

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.