Carter has it all: An amazing girlfriend, a great job, and everything else one in his place could ever hope for. But, before he finally decides to take the next step with the Upper East Side socialite, Serena van der Woodsen, unfinished business brings him to Pembroke, Georgia. He's then faced with a tough position; his new and improved life he's made from the ground up, or the life he was given that he ran away from when he got a slap in the face from reality? [Sweet Home Alabama AU]