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Still Beating

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Parts 38
Time 5h 38m

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COMPLETED. Sienna Grace is going into her third year of university with only her boyfriend by her side. She's reeling from the loss of her best friend, Ethan, in a car accident that summer, and if that wasn't bad enough, she has to deal with the guilt that comes from knowing that Ethan got drunk at that bar because he was nursing the heart that she broke. Sienna's social support network is waning thin: Her boyfriend Josh, whom Ethan never really liked, is more distant than usual. At work, there's Liam, who's way too friendly and Maggie, who's not friendly at all. It appears that it's going to be a lonely year for Sienna until her Monday morning English lecture. There she meets Hayden Strong and she can't help but be envious of his carefree attitude and charm, to which she's not immune. Despite his blatant flirting, Hayden insists that they only be friends, and that's not just because Josh is still in the picture. As her relationship falls apart, Sienna realizes that she wants Hayden. She's just not sure that she needs him. As Sienna and Hayden spend more time together, they'll be forced to wonder if a broken heart can still beat.All Rights Reserved

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