Peyton

Peyton:
Could I have become the worst cliche? Like my biological father a sports injury guaranteed I would never play professional football.
Unlike Bio-dad, I didn’t wallow in self-pity or blame anyone except myself for my predicament. Football might have been plan A, but my marketing degree was my backup. I had the summer to get back on my feet. Then I would take a position at Van de Graaf’s. The company my adopted father co-owned.
The only issue with returning to Tranquility was Chloe Wainwright: my first heartbreak. Was I ready to resurrect my crush on the girl known for her disappearing act?

Chloe:
I cherished my time with my Aunt Catherine while my parents, the anthropologist, toured the globe. It broke my heart to leave at the end of each summer. My parents insisted I experience the world.
With my newly printed degree in Library Science, perhaps I could fulfill my dream of Tranquility becoming my permanent home.
Too bad Peyton Manos had the same idea.