A messy, but beautiful, true love story about rebirth post losing oneself in a toxic relationship, with help from a true friend, and discovering the path they were always meant to take. Join Sam and Ben, as they experience passion and love, heartache and pain, confusion and regret, romance, with a smidge of eroticism, chaos, and drama, and of course, humor... a decent amount of humor. At 28, Samantha believes she has everything figured out. The perfect job, the perfect townhouse built for two, and the perfect guy. She is perfectly happy... at least that is what she tells herself. Nearly three years ago, Samantha met a guy who she believes is the one. He's supportive... or is he? He's loyal... but is he really? And he treats her good... or has he managed to completely manipulate her into believing all these wonderful things about her life, and the man he is? On a cool October evening, she returns home from a long day of negotiating contracts from the comfort of her corporate law office in downtown Ann Arbor, to find a one-line breakup letter from her wonderful boyfriend. She spends the next several days shut away in her townhouse, sulking over the mistake Dillon surely made, when he walked out on her. However, with the support of Ben, her best friend of more than twenty-years, who is secretly in love with her, she quickly realizes Dillon's true colors, and that he himself was the mistake. Over the next few months, while she's busy unfolding all the trauma from the last several years, Samantha works to rebuild herself as a stronger, more empowered woman. Their relationship quickly takes a turn during the week of Thanksgiving, when Ben and she return home for the holiday, and find themselves in a steamy romantic engagement between his sheets. The night before Thanksgiving proves to be the best night of either of their lives. However, things become a bit awkward and confusing, when Ben let's six little words with big impact slip, right before falling asleep with her in his arms: "I'm in love with you, Sam." She was recently cut deeply by a horrible man who manipulated her into believing otherwise. A controlling, emotionally abusive, sociopathic man, and she's still healing from all of it. Ben is nothing like Dillon, but they've been best friends most of their lives - can she really risk their friendship for a shot at true love? Will she risk it, or will she run and stay gone forever?