writerinthedark21
When sixteen-year-old Jeremy Callahan's longtime girlfriend leaves for the summer and asks for a break, the carefully planned future he's always counted on suddenly begins to unravel. Angry, heartbroken, and desperate to feel wanted again, Jeremy finds himself drawn to Stella Sinclair - quiet, sharp, and completely unlike anyone he ever imagined needing.
By the time summer ends and Jenny comes home, Jeremy is more than ready to pretend none of it ever happened. Football season starts again, college applications loom closer, and life slips almost perfectly back into place.
Until Stella discovers she's pregnant.
What begins as one reckless summer mistake quickly becomes impossible to hide as rumors spread, friendships fracture, and Jeremy finds himself trapped between the life he's spent years building and the girl who suddenly understands him better than anyone else ever has. As homecoming approaches and the pressure closes in from every direction, Jeremy must decide how long he can keep pretending everything is still normal - and what kind of person he wants to be before the truth finally catches up to him.