Guard the Heart
paintedstories
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  • Reads 76,733
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  • Parts 13
  • Time 2h 28m
paintedstories
Complete, First published Jun 28, 2015
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Kim's summer is planned out to the second:

8:00-3:00PM: lifeguarding at Thornville Pool
3:30-5:00PM: bonding time with her dad
5:15-8:00PM: Netflix
8:05-12:00AM: sleepovers with her best friend

If there's one thing she hasn't planned, it's the return of her ex-boyfriend, Connor Hayes, who plows back into her life with no hope at slowing down. He is the definition of unpredictable, as Kim knows best, and she has a feeling she won't escape unscathed this time.
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