The Last Summer Before Forever

Every summer, the Jackson estate in Encino became your second home.

Pool parties. Bonfires. Late-night drives through Los Angeles. Family dinners that lasted until midnight.

And every summer, there were two boys.

Jermajesty Jackson had always been your safe place-the boy who knew every secret you'd ever kept.

Jaafar Jackson was the one who disappeared for years, only to return taller, quieter, and impossible to ignore.

You promised yourself this summer would be different.

No more childish crushes.

No more mixed signals.

No more pretending your heart didn't race every time one of them looked at you.

But some summers change everything.