Living is hard. Loving is harder. 

Pain and heartbreak are all Valerie has ever known. Two years after a painful experience, Val decides it's time for a fresh start, so she enrolls in university while swearing off relationships—because who really needs the added stress? However, that all changes when she meets Lou and their friendship slowly evolves into something more….

Can Val overcome her past trauma and accept what's right in front of her or is she destined to fall back into old ways?