"No one reminds a little girls how boys with such pretty eyes, who smell like smoke and taste like rain, who talk like silver, are the reason behind their tear-soaked pillows, half-finished poems and so very many sad dreams. So after you left, she took lessons from the ever-changing and fluid winds; you may have known her as an ocean breeze, but now, know her as a H u r r i c a n e. And while I'm busy being a hypnotic and wretched poet, you may try and converse hypothetically in your head with me- if it's a matter of life and death, if your wasted breaths are going to halt- then leave a message to me after this beep, though be forewarned that I am currently trying to figure which way is south. Because sometimes, the air stills in the destructive anticipation of a Hu rr ic ane"
BEEP
"Hurricane, you had once asked me what could I possibly see in you. Right now, while I am drinking down death, I know the answer- e v e r y t h i n g. I see everything in you, because the stardust that makes you is the very same that sculpted me"
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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