She finally knew what she wanted—after he stopped waiting.

Blair is confident, brilliant, and a little chaotic in the best way. She's the girl who seems to have it all together — until love enters the equation.
In friendships, she's fearless. In life, unstoppable.
But in love? She's unsure. Vulnerable. Guarded.

Hayes was her best friend. Always there. Always close.
He's all freedom — fun nights, impulsive adventures, no rules.
But the one thing he could never escape? Her.

He was falling in love with her in ways she never noticed —
Stolen glances, secret smiles, fingers that lingered a little too long.
But Blair never second-guessed any of it. She never saw it.
To her, he was just... Hayes.

They were always best friends — according to her.
Almost something more — for him.
But timing, silence, and everything unsaid pulled them apart, again and again.

Until the day he confessed.
And she didn't know what to say.

So he waited. And waited.
Until the silence became his answer.
Just as she was finally ready to tell him the truth.

Now, they're circling each other again — older, wiser, still tangled in what could've been.
But the past is messy. The timing never perfect.
And some almosts never leave you.

Can they finally face what's always been there — or are they doomed to keep repeating the same almost?

A slow-burn, second-chance romance about timing, friendship, heartbreak,
and the kind of love that never really disappears.

For anyone who's ever whispered, "what if?"