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You were never officially together. But you were never just friends, either. For two years, you and Colson Baker have been stuck in a cycle of late-night hookups, jealous arguments and failed attempts to move on. Every time you get close, one of you runs. Every time you swear it’s over, you find your way back. Now you’re both seeing other people. You’re supposed to be done. You finally tried moving on with someone else. Jake Morrison. Colson’s friend. Now, Colson has to watch you fall into a relationship with someone in his own circle — someone who gives you the things he never would. And you have to pretend that seeing Colson with other women doesn’t still make your stomach turn. Neither of you has spoken in months. Then you run into each other at an LA afterparty. He’s with someone. So are you. You don’t speak. You pretend not to notice each other. Until 12:05 a.m. One bathroom encounter later, you’re back to lying to your partners, ignoring your feelings and pretending this was the last time. But how many times can you call it a mistake before you admit it’s a choice? Colson doesn’t want to be your boyfriend. But he can’t stand you being his friend’s girlfriend. And you? You’re starting to wonder whether the person you can’t stay away from is the person you should have walked away from a long time ago. You can never be friends. But being together has never been that simple, either.