Alana Gilmore's freshman year begins just the way she had always imagined. She had gotten into the school of her dreams, rebranded herself into the perfect version she had always wanted to be, and quickly finds her place in an enviable new circle of friends. There was only one problem. Sophie wasn't there.For years, Alana and Sophie had planned their futures side by side. Ethan, Sophie's boyfriend, had also joined in on the plan to get into the same college. When Sophie doesn't get accepted and is forced to attend a different school, their once unbreakable bond begins to strain under the weight of distance. Sophie decides to break things off with Ethan, leaving him and Alana to comfort each other in her absence. Alana never intended to replace her best friend. Ethan never intended to fall for her.But with Sophie no longer in the way, something unspoken begins to grow.That is, until Sophie makes a surprise Christmas visit.