If you needed me
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Lisa Hart has loved Leo Wrenford quietly for years - through his rising tennis career, every late-night call, and every girl who wasn't her. He was her best friend. Her storm. Her secret.
But when Leo starts seeing someone new, Lisa begins to finally let go - building a life that doesn't orbit his. And just as she starts to heal, Leo begins to feel the weight of everything he never said.
Through heartbreak, silence, and slow-burning tension, If You Needed Me is a deeply emotional story of timing, tenderness, and the kind of love that grows in the background until it refuses to stay hidden.
A story about almosts, breaking points, and a boy who finally ran - not to the trophy, not to the cameras - but to the girl who waited.
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A slow-burn romance about friendship, longing, and the kind of love that waits; even when it hurts.
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