When you haven’t seen your ex after breaking their heart the first time seeing them again shouldn’t be when they are putting handcuffs on you and taking you to the police station for arson. Unless you are Gage and you are arresting the girl who broke your heart and caused you to flee town only to experience more heartache.
Lauren and Gage grew up together, they loved each other and they planned to be together for the rest of their lives. That is until Lauren ended things with Gage, broke his heart and caused him to run away to Chicago to forget his past. When he returns back home he is a broken man, even more broken than before he left Blue Beech. Can the one person he claims to hate, but still loves be the only person to truly fix him?
I loved the little bits and pieces we got of Lauren in Just Her Bodyguard and Just One Night so I was super excited to find out she was getting her own story. I loved the love/hate banter back and forth between her and Gage. You can tell how much they both try to hate each other, but still love each other and are just too stubborn to admit at times. We got more of Hudson and Stella, plus Willow and Dallas throughout the story. Gage’s best friend Kyle was great, I loved his feelings towards Lauren aka Satan as he liked to call her. I hope we get more of him in the future. But oh my goodness, I went on an emotional rollercoaster reading this. Learning about why Gage came home and finding out what happened in Chicago, why he and Lauren broke up. My heart broke for them both throughout the story. This is a beautiful story about getting a second chance when you never thought it was possible.