Natalie had always been a fairly happy girl with a life that she was content with. At least until six months ago when her lifelong best friend, with who she had shared everything with up until that point, suddenly decided that they needed to end their friendship with no warning. The life that she had known and loved shattered around her, taking her with it. Now, she's closed herself off from everyone around her and made a vow to herself to never let anyone in again in an effort to never have to go through that pain again.
For six months, her plan had gone smoothly and seemed fail-proof. That is until Riley, who happens to be way too handsome and charming for his own good, abruptly finds his way into her life and flips her world upside down. No matter how much she pushes him away and tries to keep her vow, she keeps finding herself in situations that could ruin everything she's worked so hard for. The more she's around him and is struck by the light he brings into the world, the harder it becomes to keep her vow, and herself, safe. Her life starts to spin out of her control as she tries to figure out what Riley really wants, who he really is, and why her gut keeps telling her that there is more to him than she could ever imagine.
As if her plate wasn't already full enough, she's also troubled with trying to figure out why Colton has been acting the way he has and why he really left her. Natalie's life has become anything but simple. But it can only go up from here, right? Wrong. The catastrophic rollercoaster that has become her life has only just begun. Will Natalie ever be able to let down the walls guarding her heart or will she miss out on any

Remember Me

When the bell rings, Ashford is out the door before I can reach for my things. We’re clearly not going to be going over that paper still. Whatever. I’m not hunting him down and playing his mind games any more than I have to. Riley comes up to me with his things, a bright smile on his face. Chelsea follows closely behind. 


 The walk to the lunchroom is filled with her blabbering to him and his responses. When we get to the lunchroom, she breaks away from us to get her lunch after telling us she’ll find us. I look over at Riley curiously. 


“No, I’m good. I ate a big breakfast. So, we have a party tonight and a camping trip starting tomorrow. This is going to be fun,” he says, clapping his hands. 


“A camping trip filled with a bunch of ten-year-olds. Not my idea of fun. Especially when I’m going to be responsible for one of them.” 


“You don’t like kids?” he asks, frowning at me. 


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