Shawna Roberts is the girl that every guy turns to when they need a fake date, a fake girlfriend, a fake fling to make some other girl jealous, a fake couple photo to send to their parents... Shawna's pretty much seen it all. But no matter what they pay her for, everything she does has one common factor: it's all fake. That doesn't make being their paid girl much easier, though. Adam Ferrell is the campus heartthrob with the appearance of a god, an ego the size of Canada, and worshiped by everyone to monumentally ridiculous proportions. In Shawna's mind, it's a miracle his head fits through his shirt every morning. Yet despite their instant dislike for one another, Adam and Shawna each need what the other can offer. When Adam unexpectedly pushes into Shawna's life with a business deal, she's torn between her feelings and her sense of duty, which protects a secret she has kept for years, from even those closest to her. And as the two begrudgingly get to know each other, masks start slipping and secrets come spilling out, forcing each of them to confront some of their darkest moments and deepest fears.

“She looked up at the stars while I stared into her dreamy eyes that had the reflection of the twinkling stars. In that moment, I realized she wasn't my world and she wasn't the center of the universe either. But she was the literal universe. Her blood was the galaxy. Her heart was the stars, fuming with love and lust. She was my universe." // The remembering of the story of Laila Grey and Alexander Gaskarth. The boy that still had his trouble past lingering around him was the new student at Dulaney High, and it turned everything upside down. Including, when he met Laila the 'mute girl' at school. Instantly, he became intrigue and curious about her. What happened when everything Laila ever loved tries to tear the whole relationship apart? Or was the pressure of the mysterious boy too much for her? All Rights Reserved © Dropdeadkc - I do not own All Time Low or Alex Gaskarth, however, I own the plot. A Little AU* [first draft]

Everybody has scars. Some can be seen, others can't. Some are from childhood memories, others from self-destruction. People eventually leave. It breaks us. It broke Alex when his girlfriend Jenifer left. He didn't think he could keep on living knowing that he could have prevented it. But giving up isn't always up to him.