Back To You

**Open Novella Contest III entry**

Benjamin Foster turned his back on the woman who loved him a decade ago, for the sake of a career in Hollywood. Now, in the midst of a scandal, he's forced to return home to bury a parent while trying to keep his career afloat.

Stella Avery was jilted ten years ago when her boyfriend left her high and dry, forcing her to start over in a new town. A shell of the person she once was, her dating life isn't much to speak of. With help from her roommate, Stella is signed up for a brand new dating app called Game/Set/Match. It's a type without pictures, that forces people to create a mutual attraction using the art of communication and blind dates. Weeks in, Stella finally meets someone and the attraction they have for one another is undeniable.

That is...until they meet for the first time.