1 part Ongoing MatureIn Graymont, Texas, the lights burn brightest on Friday nights and the whispers travel faster than the wind.
Sloan Delaney and Tatum Kincaid have known each other their whole lives-the kind of childhood friends born from their mamas' bond. When Sloan's mother passed away, Tatum's mama stayed, turning Sunday lunches into a family tradition that never faded. Somewhere between those meals, backyard games, and long summer evenings, Sloan fell for Tatum.
By freshman year, Sloan was the rising track star, and Tatum was right behind her brother, Carson Delaney, on the football field. But the moment Tatum started to see Sloan differently-really see her-everything changed. Flirting turned into stolen glances, and one almost-kiss nearly ruined the only thing that had ever felt easy between them.
Then came Carson's warning.
Stay away from my sister.
And just like that, Tatum made a promise that would break both their hearts.
When Sloan's track career is destroyed by an injury, and Tatum's pride turns him into someone she barely recognizes, they drift apart-two people pretending the past never happened. But fate has other plans.
Senior year, one injury sends Tatum into physical therapy, and the last person he expects to see is Sloan-the girl he never stopped thinking about. Now, forced together again, old memories and unfinished feelings start to resurface.
Because some stories don't end when they should.
They wait-for the right time, the right moment, and the right heart to find its way back.
Unfinished Plays is a slow-burn, small-town love story about growing up under the Friday night lights, losing people you love, and finding your way back to the one person who always felt like home.