Ne’Vaeh Washington is a young girl, attending Howard University. Memories from her past and the burning desire to be with Aaron Whitehaven, her best friend’s boyfriend, keeps her from loving her life. While her best friend, Charlene Campbell, is out of town, attending a funeral, Aaron confesses to Ne’Vaeh that he has been in love with her for nearly three years. He explains that he hadn’t approached her before, because everyone said that she was still in love with Jamie Green, her first love who loved her then left her brokenhearted. Charlene Campbell’s past has haunted her, throughout her entire relationship with Aaron. Her reputation for sleeping with just about anyone with a pulse preceded her, and he’s stopped paying her any attention. A college trip to Miami turns into a reunion with old friend, Jamie Green, a college football player, about to go pro. Lies are told, secrets are kept, lives unravel, and much tea is spilled. Who will come out on top, and who will crash and burn?

“I hated love, and obviously that bitch hated me…” Heartbreak continues for Ne’Vaeh as she struggles to deal with her feelings of love lost. Once again, Ne’Vaeh finds out the hard way that love just doesn’t love her. Charlene is pregnant by Aaron, leaving Ne’Vaeh heartbroken once again. Charlene refuses to set the record straight; she doesn’t want Aaron, but she’s determined to keep him away from Ne’Vaeh. Old feelings resurface and Ne’Vaeh finds herself falling in love again; however, Charlene’s jealousy is about to consume her. How dare Ne’Vaeh find happiness, when she’s trying to make her life miserable? Charlie quickly schemes to put a damper in everyone’s plans. All is fair in love and war, so they say. Find out what happens when everything comes to a head; does love really conquer all?

The tension continues to build up as Jamie struggles to tell Ne’Vaeh the truth about Charlie. He just got her back after being gone for four years. How can he reveal his truth without losing her? Ne’Vaeh knows something isn’t right when Jamie starts acting weird. She already has her guard up with Jamie, afraid that he will hurt her again some way or another. Charlie continues to be vindictive, playing on Ne’Vaeh’s guilty conscience; she knows if her truth is revealed, it could ruin everything. Aaron is furious, yet relieved when the truth comes out; he is more than determined to go for his when the time is right. After all the lies, the secrets, and the deception, will Ne’Vaeh have her happily ever after? Or will she decide it’s time to leave everything and everyone behind, in search of a new start?

The story picks up during the birth of Jamie’s daughter. Ne’Vaeh has left Maryland only to face another painful situation in Atlanta, Georgia. Life in Atlanta was just as bad as life in Maryland. Just when Ne’Vaeh is ready to give up on life and all of its disappointments, an old friend comes to her rescue. Anastasia’s drive to keep her business afloat puts Ne’Vaeh’s heart at risk in more ways than one. Charlene is back to her old ways again. Just when Charlene decides love isn’t for her, a heartbroken Jamie comes to her for help. Jamie’s heart needs comfort, and Charlene finds herself caught between the man she loves and the man who really needs her. The rope that Charlene used to hang herself, slowly finds itself wrapped around the necks of those closest to her. Will these young people ever find happiness in their lives? Will the drama ever end?