The moment Sierra's been dreaming of has finally arrived. Together at last, she and Paul are reunited-.

Sierra Jensen can hardly wait! Her whole family is going to California to celebrate her sister Tawni's engagement and to help Sierra get settled into her freshman year at college. But the butterflies in Sierra's stomach aren't just because she's saying good-bye to her friends in Portland. After months of correspondence, Sierra and Paul will get to see each other face-to-face! Finally, the two of them can be together and hopefully decide where things in their relationship stand.

Sierra plans for everything to be perfect, but a costly misunderstanding causes Paul to pull away, and Sierra is forced to leave for college hurt and confused. With the gentle assistance of her friend Christy Miller, Sierra realizes she must make a very difficult decision. Can she and Paul move forward in their friendship, or is the damage too great to fix?