On Vena Carter's 16th birthday, she gets a very special surprise. Her best guy friend, crush, whatever, Bryce Everett, asks her out.
On Vena Carter's 17th birthday, she gets a very awful surprise. Bryce Everett breaks up with her.
All Vena's life, every boyfriend said she needed someone better. She didn't expect the relationships to last. And she didn't expect them to always run off with Laila, her bestie. But she got used to it.
When Bryce comes back 5 years later, will she still love him? Or will she begin to have feelings for mysterious Cameron Perrier, Bryce's best friend from Italy?