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.

The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.

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.

I watched you changed. You've become another person. And I'm glad you did. You know why? Cause that means you're finally realising that you actually love me. And how much I want you. And I don't mean like sex. I physically and emotionally just want you. I want the way we cuddle, laugh and love. I want our petty fights and our bad moods. Us. All the time, no matter what. And I wanna make love to you gently like a princess and show you how I feel. But I also wanna fuck you till you're screaming my name and giving my back scars. Oh Gosh... I'm going crazy. You make me crazy. And I don't like it cause I'm doing stupid things. But I still love you. And I always will. That's a promise.

''Just friends'', huh? Well ''just friends'' don't steal secret glances at each other. ''Just friends'' don't get jealous when the other one talks about someone else. ''Just friends'' don't get butterflies from each other. ''Just friends'' don't hold each other like that. ''Just friends''? Yeah, right.