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Parts 20
Time 2h 41m

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[LGBT+, Teen Fiction, Humor, Romance]


There are only three things that Mycah Rhodes and Arden Fuller agree on.

1. Their mutual hatred for one another.

2. Their dislike for the fact that their parents are friends.

3. Their shared wish that they weren't stuck together for the summer.


Cue a summer filled with friends, fighting and feelings.. what could possibly go wrong?


[Part 1 published: 1st March 2018]All Rights Reserved

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