Something new, Something Old

For years, they believed life was about becoming someone worth remembering. They chased louder crowds, brighter lights, heavier trophies, and futures that stretched far beyond the place where they began. They thought love would come later, after every dream had been achieved, as though happiness were another prize waiting at the finish line.

They were wrong.

Theodore Rozen is Florida State University's star quarterback. Born into one of Florida's most prominent families, he has spent his entire life in the spotlight. Kind, dependable, and impossible not to like, Theo seems to have everything anyone could want. On the field, he's fearless. Off it, he's the person everyone counts on.

Monroe Ellington has been Theo's best friend for as long as either of them can remember. Raised in the Rozen household while his mother worked for the family, Monroe grew up at Theo's side, never feeling like anything less than a brother. Confident, quick-witted, and fiercely independent, he's learned to hide his insecurities behind a smile. The only thing he's never been able to outrun is the truth he's kept to himself for years.