After burning through the final months of his first real relationship, David Matthews is left with nothing but memories, regret, and the unshakable ache of missing Tessa, the girl who once made the Florida sun feel softer and the ocean feel warmer. Now back in Mastic Beach , where their story first began, David is on a mission to find clarity, stability, and maybe even redemption. Through the haze of therapy sessions, night swims, and new flings that never quite measure up, he starts to wonder if some love stories are meant to be rewritten. But getting Tessa back won’t be easy. It’ll take more than charm. It’ll take honesty. Growth. And the courage to confront the version of himself that pushed her away in the first place. This is a story about second chances, the chaos of intimacy, and what it means to truly start over, with someone else, and with yourself.