Lia and Wade haven’t seen each other for more than twenty years. During the weekend of their thirtieth high school reunion, they discover that they have loved each other their whole lives. They revisit their childhood; they clear up misconceptions; they contemplate their futures. Can they fully overcome their pasts and finally trust each other enough to create a future together, or will they part ways because their disappointment and mistrust run too deep?

Comments for Readers

This is a sweet, character-driven love story written in the third person omniscient point of view. The events that shaped our star-crossed protagonists alternate between the past and the present. They are presented as they had occurred during their childhood; their thoughts and realizations about the events occur in the present, now that they're adults. There is intentional repetition throughout the narrative, linking the past to the present, and there are times when the two lives mirror each other, linking our lovers.

CW: Deaths caused by drunk driver, heroin, LGBTQ+ suicide