"Promise you'll come back?" Ryan asked sadly, Ivy nodded. Ryan wrapped his arms around Ivy, and refused to cry. He didn't think it was fair. A 10-year-old girl being ripped away from her friends only because of her stupid mother's mistakes.
"I promise I'll come back," she reassured him. He let her go and watched her pick up all of her things. He didn't know how long she'd be gone, he didn't even know if she would come back. Would she call? Would she text him?
"I love you," Ivy called as she got in the car. The tears streamed down her face. She didn't like the idea of leaving her best friend. He had been her rock for so many years, the person to depend on.
"Love you too, Ive!"
On that day, she left. She simply left. Ryan and Ivy tried to keep in touch, and it was successful for a while, but then school started back up. Slowly they began to drift apart, both changing drastically. Ryan had gone from 'Nerd Kid With Glasses' to 'Cute Bad Boy Player'. Ivy went from 'Quiet and Meek Girl' to 'Hot Rebel'.
What happens 6 years later when Ivy comes back?
As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother.
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Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break?
[Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me]
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