The Summer of Grey

"I think, as friends, it's important to tell each other where we've been," he said, grabbing a towel and wiping off the wet paint that smeared my cheeks.

My breath hitched at the touch. Being this close to him, I couldn't breathe, think. He smiled a genuine smile.

"W-we're not friends," I managed to say once he washed the towel out.

"We could be," he said.

I shook my head.

"Ashley-"

He scoffed before eyeing me, his tall build towering over me. His bright blue eyes glistened as they stared into my brown ones.

"Forget her. She doesn't matter to me."

And before I knew it, his lips were crashing onto mine.
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Zoe Wallace has always been a bookworm, preferring to stay in the comfort of her pajamas and warm bed, with a book in her hand. When her best friend Ashley suggests they go to a party, Zoe isn't looking forward to it.

That is, until she notices Grey Bennington, a boy with messy black hair and a messed-up family. Grey also happens to be Ashley's half-brother, and maybe even more to Zoe.

Join Zoe and Grey as they navigate friendship, love, parenthood, and juggling their families.

*The town of Hursley, Montana is completely made up. No such place exists.*