Back To The Blue, Back To You
After four years of chasing an art career she can't quite catch, Isla Vance, 22, returns home to Willow Creek, defeated and jobless. Her last resort? A summer lifeguard position at the opulent Willow Creek Country Club, the very place she vowed never to return to. Not just because it represents the life she tried to escape, but because it means facing Jake Holloway.
Jake, now 22 and the meticulous Assistant Pool Manager, never left Willow Creek or the club. He's built a quiet life for himself there, haunted by the memory of the fiercely independent girl who left him at 18 to chase her dreams. Her sudden return, bruised and uncertain, is a shock he's long braced for but never truly prepared for.
As Isla dons her whistle and Jake barks orders, their forced proximity ignites old sparks and stirs long-buried resentments. She struggles with the feeling of having outgrown this life, only to find herself deeply entrenched in it once more, with Jake as her boss. He, meanwhile, grapples with his quiet longing for the girl who never looked back, even as he recognizes the talented artist he always encouraged. Through awkward staff meetings, late-night pool checks, and the nostalgic echo of their shared past, Isla and Jake must confront the college-sized chasm that drove them apart, and decide if the future they once dreamed of could still exist, even if it's right where they started.
