Tessa stays the night and witnesses Hardin's intense nightmares. During the course of the evening, Hardin argues with Ken and storms out to the backyard, where Tessa consoles him.

Tessa meets Ken Scott, Hardin’s father and the chancellor of the college, and he invites her to dinner at his home. The next morning, Tessa begs Noah for forgiveness for leaving him alone, and he says he'll think about it. After an argument with Hardin, they are intimate together again. That night, Landon calls Tessa to help him control a drunken Hardin. She subsequently ignores Hardin and invites Noah to stay the night with her. When Tessa implies the two are now dating, Hardin says he doesn't date, leaving Tessa heartbroken. Hardin brings Tessa to a stream in the woods, where he gives Tessa her first orgasm. Carol disapproves of Tessa's activities and blames Hardin, so Tessa promises to ignore him.

Hardin catches up to her and they share an intense moment that he takes as trivial. Hardin is dared to kiss Tessa, but she runs from the group, embarrassed. After the first week of college, Tessa reluctantly accompanies Steph to the party and plays ‘ Truth or Dare’ with Steph's friends, including Hardin, during which she admits she is a virgin. Tessa learns from Landon that Hardin is his future step-brother since Landon's mom and Hardin's dad are engaged. On the first day of college classes, Tessa befriends Landon Gibson, who is also an English major. Steph tells Tessa about the boy, Hardin Scott, who is a rebellious figure on campus. The next morning, Tessa returns to her room to find one of Steph's friends inside, an attractive, tattooed boy who makes several rude comments to Tessa. When Carol fails to convince Tessa to switch dorms, Carol warns her daughter about the dangers of college parties before leaving with Noah. The conservative Carol is horrified by Tessa's alternative-styled roommate and her friend, upperclassman Steph Jones. Tessa Young, an incoming freshman at Washington State University, arrives at college with her mother, Carol, and boyfriend Noah. She took inspiration from singer Harry Styles and based the fanfiction on him. Anna Todd's writing of the novel was inspired by the music and fandom of One Direction. After is the first installment of the After novel series.Ī film adaptation of the same name was released on April 12, 2019.Īfter was originally released as a fanfiction on Wattpad. After is a 2014 young adult romance novel written by American author Anna Todd under her Wattpad name Imaginator1D and published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

After by anna todd