Holly and her family move to Seattle, Washington, when her step-father is asked to move back with the company. She's in her senior year of high school and decides to carry on, with only a few terms left to go. There she meets Devon Valencia, a nice girl who quickly becomes her friend. Then there's this guy. She doesn't know who is but he seems to look for her. She loses her ability to speak in front of him. So when she finds out he is related to one of her friends, things start to get a little complicated. One day, one of the guys in the group unwittingly causes one of Holly's biggest fears to come to the surface. What follows is a journey to the unknown. Excited, yet nervous, can Holly finally show how she feels?
Alex Valencia is the high school 'beef cake'. Girls want him, guys want to be like him, but he's not interested. He just wants a quiet time, to be left alone and enjoy school. That is, until Holly shows up. Never before has he felt the need to be with someone. His days are filled with thoughts of Holly and he finds himself having feelings that he'd never felt before. For any girl. Especially Stacey. She harrasses him and he can't seem to get her to stop. One day, that changes…
The high school bitch and slut does something she shouldn't and the events that follow cause some problems.
Happy endings are saught but difficulties must be overcome to achieve them. Not just for Holly, but for her friends.
Excerpt: Stacey was in his bed, waiting for him. She had the sheet over her but it was evident that she was naked. Her disgusting clothes were all over his floor. Alex started to heave. “Go†said Ben. “I’ll stay here.†Alex ran to the master bathroom and vomited. He could hear Ben shouting at Stacey. “Get out of his bed, you f*****g crazy whore!†he shouted. “I’m waiting for Alex.†She said with venom in her tone. “What the f***?! So you thought you would break into his house and get in his bed?†“Now he can see how much I want him.†She said, as if that made it all ok. “No†said Alex from the doorway, his stomach now empty. “I hate you. I despise everything about you. I can’t even look at you without feeling sick.†“You don’t mean that, baby.†She said, trying to soothe him. “Then why have I just puked my guts up, seeing you there. I’m only standing here now because there’s nothing left inside. Now. Get. Out. Of. My. Bed.†Alex was so angry he could feel his blood boiling in his veins. His jaw hurt from gritting this teeth and his heart was pounding. And, for the first time since meeting Holly, it wasn’t a good thing. “Let’s just talk about it baby.†She said, batting her eyes and holding out a hand. “Don’t you call me that! Don’t you ever call me that! I’m not your f*****g baby!†he almost screamed. He quickly glanced around his room. She’d been through his stuff. His clothes, his drawers. Oh no, no, no! Please no! “Get. Out. Now. And put your skanky clothes back on!†he growled. “But, Alex, I love you!†she pleaded. Alex dry heaved and took a deep breath.