Young and New Adult novella. Dori Hudson and Matthew Branson were best friends. They had been since Dori gave a little girl a black eye for bullying Matthew. But that was a long time ago, and now Matthew was her hero for the same reason. But no one warned them that they were growing up and Matthew didn't like the other guys noticing Dori. On a regular fishing trip to the creek, Matthew kissed Dori and everything began to change. Dori had secretly admired Matthew for a while now and had only waited for his first move. It didn't take rocket science to see they were madly in love with each other. But Dori was black and Matthew was white and his father didn't approve, nor did her mother.

Dori's mother had fallen in love with a white man too, and she'd gotten pregnant with Dori. Problem was Dori's father was already married, and he had to leave her mother. So Dori's mother was very protective of Dori and sensed the feelings between the two teenagers had changed. But would they listen to their parents, or would the ruin the once chance at a good education and better life.

All they knew for sure was, they couldn't break up. They were soulmates from the beginning, and that bond had only strengthened through time.