"It's a bittersweet October and I'm headed for the Northern Pines. Well, this autumn fall feels empty Black and white leaves touch the ground You're the only color I've got left and it's slowly fading out." A story in which two childhood sweethearts drift apart multiple times throughout their lives, flames fizzling out and reigniting. After Bailey took off to Nashville, Tennessee to further his music career, effectively breaking up with his girlfriend, Ivy, because she couldn't just uproot her life that suddenly she moved out to South Carolina the following year, leading to them speaking a few times a year. Everything went fine until she came home to Illinois for her birthday and the one man she never expected to see showed up, courtesy of her older brother. And an old flame flickered back to life because of that fateful night. Started October 17th, 2022. (I don't own Bailey, the images I use or the songs I use in this book. All rights go to the rightful owners.) (Warning:story contains adult themes, occasional cussing, Christianity, & no smut/sex scenes.)