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Scenario: One Picture Changes Everything For years, Holli and Colson Baker (MGK) have been inseparable. Growing up alongside Colson and her older brother, Rook, she became part of their family long before fame ever found them. Rook is Colson’s drummer and best friend, and Holli has always been the one person Colson trusted more than anyone. What nobody knows is that the feelings between Colson and Holli have never been completely platonic. As kids, every stolen glance, every inside joke, every lingering hug hinted at something more. They were simply too young, too scared, or always dating someone else to admit what they really felt. Over the years, they buried those emotions beneath friendship, convincing themselves it was safer that way. Then fame changed everything. Now Colson is one of the biggest rock stars in the world, and he’s been dating social media influencer Cassie for nearly a year. To the public they’re the perfect celebrity couple. Behind closed doors… They’re falling apart. Cassie has grown distant, secretive, and manipulative. She’s been carrying on a months-long affair with a man named Damien, believing she’ll never get caught. She keeps Colson around for the publicity while sneaking away whenever tour schedules or appearances give her the opportunity. Cassie has always despised Holli. She notices the way Colson looks at her when he thinks no one is watching. The way Holli can calm him down with a single sentence. The way Rook would choose his sister over anyone if something happened. Cassie has convinced herself Holli is in love with Colson… …and the truth is, she’s right. Holli has loved him since they were teenagers. She’s simply never been brave enough to tell him. Instead, she settles for being his closest friend, watching every relationship come and go while pretending her heart doesn’t break each time. ⸻ Tonight is supposed to be a rare night off. Holli and her best friend, Brooke, decide to grab drinks at a downtown bar, hoping for an easy, carefree evening. Music echoes through the crowded room as people laugh, dance, and celebrate. Then everything changes. Across the bar, Holli freezes. There, hidden in one of the darker booths, is Cassie. Locked in a passionate kiss… Not with Colson. With Damien. They’re laughing together, holding hands, completely unaware anyone recognizes them. Brooke follows Holli’s gaze and whispers, “Isn’t that… Cassie?” Holli’s stomach drops. For several moments she debates walking away. Maybe it isn’t her place. Maybe Colson doesn’t need another heartbreak. But then she remembers every late-night phone call where Colson admitted he thought Cassie was pulling away… every time he questioned whether he wasn’t enough… every promise he’d made to build a future with her. Without saying a word, Holli discreetly pulls out her phone. She snaps one clear picture. The flash stays off. Neither Cassie nor Damien notices. Her thumb hovers over Colson’s contact. She hesitates. Sending this photo could destroy his relationship… But not sending it means letting him live a lie. Finally, she presses Send. The image is delivered. Along with a single message. “I think you deserve to know.” Several hundred miles away, Colson sits alone in his hotel suite after rehearsal, scrolling aimlessly through his phone. His screen lights up. Holli: 1 Photo He opens it. Time seems to stop. His face drains of color as he stares at the image of Cassie kissing another man. The room suddenly feels silent. His hands tighten around his phone. His heart sinks. A thousand unanswered questions race through his mind. How long has this been happening? Was any of it real? And why… …does the first person he wants to talk to right now happen to be the one woman he’s spent years pretending not to love? The story begins the moment Colson decides whether to call Holli… confront Cassie… or disappear before anyone can stop him.