The Orbit of You

Twenty Years. One Lie. A Lifetime of What Ifs.

Maya has orbited Ashton Nguyen since she was six years old—the girl with ripped stockings watching the golden boy who never quite saw her. Through the strict halls of Bethel Academy, across the distance of six silent years, and into the messy reality of adulthood, their story unfolds in a series of near-misses and perfect timing that arrives just a little too late. He's the sun. She's learned to stop circling. But when both their carefully constructed "safe" relationships crumble, Maya and Ashton find themselves in the same orbit again—single, older, and finally ready to acknowledge what's always been there. Except Maya is leaving for Seattle, and Ashton is still learning how to choose his heart over his history. The Orbit of You is an achingly honest romance about the space between friendship and love, the weight of unspoken truth, and the gravitational pull of the person you were always meant to find—even if it takes twenty years and two separate lives to get there. Some love stories aren't about the lightning strike. They're about the slow, inevitable pull of a planet you were never meant to land on... until you do.