Arden's been sober for two months... and a disaster for much longer than that. She's unemployed, living off caffeine and denial, pretending she totally meant to take a break from life. Her best friend Liv is doing her best to keep Arden alive, fed, and out of trouble - three things Arden fails at regularly. Enter Kian Parker: always smiling, too charming for his own good, infuriatingly patient, and way too flirty despite her very clear attempts to shut that down. Arden can't stand him - the easy grin, the way he talks like they're already friends, like she hasn't spent the last five minutes trying to get rid of him. He laughs when she snaps. He leans closer when she pulls away. And somehow, he keeps coming back. Between late-night writing sessions, coffee shop disasters, recovery meetings, and a past that won't stay buried, Arden is trying to rebuild her life without burning it down first. This isn't a fairytale. It's a recovery story with jokes. And it's about learning how to stay - even when running would be easier.