Meghan Johnson had a life she was perfectly happy with, living with a fiancé she loved and being pregnant with his baby. Then, 3 months before their baby boy was due to be born, her relationship shattered, her heart unable to throw itself through the torment of learning her seemingly amazing partner had cheated on her again. So she left.
Aaron Carter made a thousand and one mistakes in his relationship with Meghan. Cheating on her while she was pregnant with his baby was never the plan, yet he did it, over and over and over again, forcing the love of his life away, as well as his unborn son. He let her go.
They had to learn to be apart from each other all over again, while still remaining friends for the wellbeing of their son together, who deserved to know both of his parents. They had to readjust to being single, and though it was hard, they seemed to do it. They moved on.
Or so they thought.
Aaron, now the guitarist in a popular band, that was still only a dream when he got his girlfriend pregnant, has slipped into the stereotypical vision of a band member in that new rock and roll world, and Meghan is desperate to bring him out of it, if only for the sake of her son.
Aaron's finally back off of a 6 month tour, in which he didn't call his ex-fiancée or his son once. His son hasn't seen his Daddy in 6 months, and even when Aaron makes the arrangements to see his son, he forgets, leaving Meghan to pick up the pieces, yet again.
Can Aaron become the Daddy that Meghan knows he used to be, or is she going to be soon raising their son totally alone, without Aaron in either of their lives? Or could it be that Aaron has another plan, one in which he may get his family back, and prove to the both of them what a man he can really be, and what a brilliant Dad he can be to his 3 year old son?
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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