Summer 22

Summer '22

Every summer, Cherish knew exactly what to expect.

Sun-filled days.

Late-night conversations.

Inside jokes nobody else understood.

And James.

For as long as she could remember, James had been her person.

Her safe place.

The one who knew when she was upset before she said a word. The one who carried her in when she fell asleep on the patio couch. The one who teased her endlessly but always made sure she knew she was loved.

Summer had always belonged to them.

Until Summer '22.

Cher arrives expecting another perfect summer with the person who has always been her constant, only to realize something has changed.

James has someone new.

Someone who gets the good mornings.

The quiet conversations.

The hand holding.

The love she always assumed would belong to her in some way.

Cayley isn't the villain.

James isn't trying to hurt her.

And Cher doesn't want to hate the person who makes him happy.

But for the first time in her life, she feels like the one standing on the outside looking in.

As the summer unfolds, old routines begin to blur into something new. The playful touches, the stolen moments, and the years of history between Cher and James become harder to ignore.

Because maybe Cher has always loved him.

Maybe James has always chosen her in ways he never realized.

But realizing that comes with a price.

Because what happens when the person who has always felt like home brings someone else into that home?

Summer '22 is a story about first loves, changing friendships, impossible timing, and the heartbreak of discovering that sometimes the person you've always had has to be shared or worse taken back.