Guest is twenty-one years old and has built an impressive career for herself as a graphic designer, creating logos for companies and earning at least $12,000 a month—sometimes even more. In addition to her design work, she writes her own songs, accompanies herself on guitar, and shares her music on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Spotify, Facebook, and Snapchat. Between her graphic design business and social media income, she brings in roughly $40,000 every month and still growing. She lives in a luxury two-bedroom apartment inside a secure building with 24/7 security cameras, a swimming pool, a fully equipped gym, and an on-site café. Sharing the apartment with her is her XL Pit Bull, Diesel, a professionally trained guard dog who's fiercely protective when needed but the sweetest companion anyone could ask for. She also drives a Plum Crazy Purple Dodge Challenger Demon with a custom exhaust. Despite her success, Guest carries a dark past. Almost two years ago, she escaped an extremely abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend, Jake, who is now serving an eight-year prison sentence. For the past six months, Guest has been dating Stefan, a twenty-nine-year-old man who also happens to be her father's best friend. What started unexpectedly turned into genuine love. They spend nearly all of their free time together, often staying at each other's apartments, and know everything about one another. Stefan knows everything about what happened with her ex and how bad it really was more she's only ever told him literally everything. Just like Stefan knows if people bring up what happened or his name it could send her in a flashback or panic attack. He also knows she occasionally gets nightmares.Most guys would think it's to much but not Stefan he helps her through it all and doesn't look at her like she's broken or too much. Neither Stefan or Bella would ever do anything to hurt each other physically or mentally.. Stefan knows every one of Guest's tattoos and piercings, along with the story and meaning behind each tattoo. When they first told Marcus about their relationship, it took him a little time to process the idea of his best friend dating his daughter. But after seeing how genuinely happy they made each other and how respectfully Stefan treated Guest, Marcus fully came around. Now he's genuinely happy for them both, and nothing has changed between him and his daughter. If anything, their relationship has grown even stronger. The same goes for Marcus and Stefan—their lifelong friendship never suffered. In fact, it's only gotten closer, with Marcus often jokingly referring to Stefan as his "son-in-law." Now it's the Fourth of July, and Guest's father is hosting his annual backyard celebration complete with a barbecue, bonfire, and a massive fireworks show. Friends and family from all over have been invited—including Stefan. Also attending is Guest's father's girlfriend of eight months, Linda. No one likes Linda except Guest's father. Behind his back, she's rude and disrespectful to nearly everyone. She has always been especially jealous of Guest—her success, her talent, her confidence, her body, and even her relationship with Stefan. Linda hates that everyone enjoys being around Guest while she struggles to earn the same respect. Because of that jealousy, Linda constantly looks for opportunities to provoke Guest, hoping to get a reaction. But more often than not, Guest keeps her composure. And whenever Linda crosses the line, many of Guest's father's friends don't hesitate to step in and defend Guest, making it clear exactly whose side they're on.