Forever and Always Books in Order

Sean and Scarlet announce their engagement in Connecticut, where family secrets and an unexpected visitor disrupt their happiness. Back in Seattle, disagreements about the wedding expose another secret that puts their trust in each other at risk.

Sean faces police questioning while Scarlet worries about what the investigation could mean for their future. As Janice and Ryan become involved, the friends must navigate danger, family tensions, and secrets that threaten their relationships.

Ryan and Janice's relationship unfolds alongside Sean and Scarlet's troubles, revealing Ryan's side of events. Their romance faces its own challenges as he tries to balance his feelings for Janice with the complications surrounding their friends.

Scarlet and Sean attempt a long-distance relationship between Seattle and New York rather than abandon their family and career commitments. When Sean's former girlfriend arrives pregnant and penniless, Scarlet fears their new happiness could fall apart.

Scarlet helps her best friend Sean recover after Penelope breaks his heart, but her own romantic feelings complicate their friendship. Sleeping together offers the possibility of love while leaving Scarlet uncertain about what Sean really wants.

Mike and Cassandra's happiness is unsettled by a visit from Diane, while Sean and Scarlet face new family tensions. Elsewhere, Cortland seeks reconciliation with Monnique, but rebuilding trust proves harder than simply asking for another chance.

Sean and Scarlet prepare for their baby as his urge to control every detail creates tension. Around them, family disclosures, changing jobs, and uncertain romantic choices complicate the lives of Cortland, Monnique, Ryan, Janice, Mike, and Cassandra.

Sean and Scarlet approach their wedding while a job and relocation raise questions about their shared future. Encounters with old friends and Scarlet's mother's reappearance bring past fears into the celebrations, testing confidence in their marriage.

Mike struggles to move on after Cassandra leaves, unable to stop questioning what their relationship meant. Meanwhile, Hazel introduces Flynn to her friends, Sean confronts his parents' divorce, and wedding costs spark conflict between Ryan and Janice.

Sean and Scarlet struggle with jealousy and insecurity as a colleague's interest threatens to complicate their marriage. Elsewhere, Flynn and Hazel face questions about his past, while Cortland and Monnique prepare for a future together.

Mike and Cassandra move home, where his history with her best friend creates complications. Meanwhile, Sean and Scarlet visit a fertility clinic, and Andrew's arrival without his wedding ring raises new concerns about the family's relationships.

Wedding festivities bring Sean and Scarlet's friends together, but an embarrassing video and painful family disclosures threaten the celebrations. Scarlet also worries that a public wedding announcement could invite her mother back into their lives.

Mike wants marriage, but Cassandra's refusal leaves them facing a difficult choice about their future. Meanwhile, Sean and Scarlet pursue fertility treatment, and Ryan tries to regain Janice's forgiveness as the friends confront different relationship challenges.

A request for a paternity test disrupts Mike's wedding preparations, while Flynn and Hazel's reunion faces complications when his brother arrives. Meanwhile, Scarlet grows frustrated with Sean's protectiveness, and Ryan confronts a painful reminder of childhood.

Flynn conceals Zahara's presence from Hazel, risking further trouble when she visits. Meanwhile, Scarlet struggles with Sean's absence, and Cortland supports Monnique through grief as misunderstandings and unresolved emotions put the friends' relationships under pressure.

Sean, Mike, and Cortland settle into work together after the group's move to New York. Their promising new start is complicated by Cortland's worries about Monnique's past and Ryan's insecurities about his relationship with Janice.

This prequel returns to Sean and Scarlet's first meeting and the beginnings of their friendship. Mutual attraction complicates their connection, raising the question of whether friendship ever fully described what was developing between them.