In the quiet coastal town of Ashby Harbor, everyone knows everyone—and everyone knows Charlie Whitmore is hopelessly in love with you. Everyone except the two of you. You’re not dating. You’ve just spent the last two years sharing holidays, grocery runs, late-night study sessions, beach walks, movie nights, and practically every ordinary moment in between. He’s your favorite person. You’re his first call after every hospital shift. Neither of you wants anyone else, but neither of you has ever been brave enough to give whatever this is a name. As junior year slips into one last summer before everything changes, the future starts asking questions you’ve spent years avoiding. Med school. Graduation. Distance. Commitment. After all, it’s easy to pretend labels don’t matter when home is only ten minutes away. It’s a little harder when the person who feels the most like home might not be there forever.