From the moment Carli and Rex first locked eyes, they both knew it was love. And as rising stars on their Texas high schools’ respective basketball teams, destined for futures in professional leagues, it seems like a match made in heaven. But Carli and Rex both have secrets. Carli hates basketball and the only reason she hasn’t quit is that she can’t picture what comes next, what dream she’s going to pour her soul into. And in the wake of her parents’ crumbling marriage, where lies and betrayals are coming to light, Carli uses Rex as a crutch—someone to cling to while her life falls apart. Rex comes home to an empty house and an absent father, one he is convinced blames Rex for his mother’s death. He’s hardened himself against the lack of affection, but now he has Carli. Carli, who wants to love him. Carli, who can give him everything he’s been missing his entire life. But how much love can you give another person, when you don’t love yourself?