Gemma Richards isn't exactly popular. Not like her brother and best friend, football prodigies at Felicity High School in Golden, Colorado. Sure, she has friends, but she mainly keeps to herself. Well, until she's asked to tutor her ex-best friend in Chemistry.

Ryan Davis is all anyone talks about. Football quarterback and completely swoonworthy, Ryan has everyone's attention. Except for Gemma's. After the implosion of their friendship, she tries to stay away from him at all costs. Correction: tried.

But as Gemma's life starts to crumble before her, such as battling a life-threatening cancer, she finds one person by her side through it all: Ryan Davis and their almosts. As their relationship starts to change, secrets about those around her and those she trusted start to surface, leaving her with the rubble.