Growing up, Emerson Asher had always been in love with the boy next door, Graysen. It wasn't easy though, as Graysen was the best friend to Emerson's older brother, Ethan. Out of fear of rejection she never told him her feelings- then he left. Now being years later, he shows back up in her life. Old feelings resurface, and she finally has the opportunity to tell him how she feels. Although he admits to having similar feelings, they can't let anyone know, especially Ethan. Graysen Stevens moved from his hometown as a teenager. As he gets older, he finds out something he should have never known, and as a result moves back home to Austin, Texas. He becomes the boy next door once more. The moment his eyes connect with Emerson's after all these years, he knows he shouldn't be thinking the things he is to a girl he once thought of as his own sister. Temptation gets the best of him though, and now he has more secrets to hide. He can't let anyone know what Emerson and him are doing behind closed doors, and he certainly can't let Emerson know what drove him back home after all this time. Eventually secrets find their way to the surface though. Everything that became ideal in their lives change, and they know that nothing will ever be the same again