"Sometimes what you need isn't what you get, it's what you already have." 〰️〰️〰️ Being stuck in a people-pleasing routine is what Bayla Barclay knows best. She's got every aspect of her strained relationship down to a science. She'll wear herself away to nothing without a second thought for whoever needs it. It's what she's best at. But maybe what you're best at isn't always what's best for you. Maybe what you need isn't what you get; it's what you already have. That's the difference between getting and needing. * 2nd place in the Late Lovers category for the Romance Reads contest 2019 *

Crushed and left to gather up the pieces of an unforeseen breakup, Sadie Marshall has to divulge into who she was before her relationship. Certainly not the same girl she was sophomore year, Sadie uses her new mindset to embrace her newly found freedom and confidence. Unfortunately, she seems not to be able to surpass the constant waves of overwhelming anxiety that seems to follow her. In her attempt to avoid any of the harsh realities she faces she begins to accept the idea of spending the rest of her time in college alone but it doesn't help when she finds herself regularly in the company of a close friend. Having his whole life revolve around football, Ryan Lawson is on a mission to get recruited to the big leagues. Though with practices and learning plays he still has to tolerate school which he loathes. Though from his perspective things are beginning to look up. Fighting his impulse for the past two years as he watched his friend and the girl he has liked since freshman year date he feels overwhelmingly guilty yet relieved to know of their break up. Still attempting to push aside his feelings he begins to find it hard the more time they spend together. Perhaps the consequences he sees coming will be well worth it? Copyright © oliviamckenny 2019