Two childhood friends, separated by life, find their way back to each other years later. What's starts as something familiar quickly turns into something deeper-but growing up changes everything, and love isn't always easy the second time around.

She never meant to fall for him. And she never meant to be his. What starts as harmless flirting turns into late nights, stolen moments, and feelings that blur every line she promised herself she wouldn't cross. But when the truth finally surfaces, when love is exposed, loyalty is questioned, and secrets refuse to stay buried. Aaliyah is forced to face the one thing she never prepared for: losing something she thought she never had. Because some people don't belong to you... even when they feel like home.

𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚖 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚍......'𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚎𝚎..

Maddie Wilson is a quiet, hard-working 17-year-old with strict parents and a talent for doing nails. She stays out of the spotlight, focused on her goals-until she catches the attention of Six, an 18-year-old drug lord known for his dangerous lifestyle, designer clothes, and undeniable charm. Six is trying to provide for his younger siblings while navigating the streets of Chicago, but something about Maddie makes him want more than the life he's always known. Despite coming from two different worlds, their connection is undeniable. What starts as a slow friendship quickly turns into a deep, passionate love. But with exes, street drama, and Six's dangerous past catching up to them, Maddie finds herself pulled into a world she never imagined.

When you have something you treat it good ~ summer Walker Fɪʀsᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ

When Kiki visits Chicago for her cousin's wedding, she never expects to get piped down by a man who talks with his hands and growls her name like he own it. Messiah ain't like these New York dudes she's used to-he move different. Ain't loud, ain't flashy, but got that hood alpha energy that make her melt. She was supposed to be there for five days max... not fall in love with a Chi-Town gangsta who flips bricks and lifts her like she weightless. But when her past follows her to Chicago and his street life bleeds into their sex-fueled situationship, the line between love and lust starts to blur. He never chased women-especially not loud, sex-crazy, no-nonsense New York ones. But Kiki? She got him talkin' about "what we is" and pressin' her spot like he tryna build a future. But love between two people who been hurt don't come easy. And in a city full of secrets, money, and murder? Somebody always gotta pay.

•These niggas all talk they don't got no bodies. I be with the GANG ONLY you be with erybody • ~Darri

Ermias is a 20-year-old single father who recently moved from Chicago to Atlana due to his past haunting him. What will happen on the journey of Ermias and his 2-year-old daughter Alaia's new beginning? , Will meeting U'lani change their lives?