Warning: This book contains mature subject matter and may be inappropriate for some readers.
Not recommended for readers under the age of 17.
Nova and Quinton are two young people dealing with great tragedies in their past.
Nova lives her life by the numbers, constantly counting. From the time she wakes up, she counts anything and everything throughout the day to keep control over her life, her emotions, her pain. After returning from school, which gave her a reprieve from her grief, she comes home to the source of her pain and falls ever more into despair.
Quinton just wants to be numb. He doesn't want to feel anything and doesn't think he deserves to anyway. After being kicked out of his home, he turns to the only person that will take him in. A place where he can get high and have sex with no emotion or responsibilities.
When their paths cross, Nova and Quinton find themselves unable to fight all the feelings that start to develop, no matter how hard they try. Nova discovers ways to ease the need to count, one of them is Quinton. And Quinton begins to feel...
Then, a trip with their friends changes everything.
