"Kiss me." He orders, slamming my locker shut. "Is she coming?" I ask, turning my head to look behind me, but he grabs my face and makes me look up at him. "Yes, now kiss me." I do as told, getting on my tippy toes as I lean up to kiss him. He kisses me back slowly, before he pins me against the lockers and deepens the kiss. My eyes widen and I try to push him away. This isn't part of the deal. He pulls away, a full on smirk plastered on his face. "I lied." He confesses, turning around. "She wasn't coming." Then, he walks away.

Ellie Freeman is a girl with a troubled past, which she likes to keep secret. When her family moves from Denver, to Woodbridge, VA, she is excited to move on and start a new chapter in her life. That is, until she realizes who her next door neighbor and classmate is.. Matthew Espinosa. She's met him before, and things didn't end well. Will he be able break down her walls and win her over, or will their hatred for one another grow even stronger?