Rachel Williams

Welcome to Romance Inc Island! A luxurious tropical paradise where beautiful singles compete for your affection, dramatic speeches are delivered at sunset, and everyone definitely isn’t secretly united by years of unresolved resentment toward you. The producers insist this is a coincidence. It is not. Meet Rachel. If someone asked Rachel to describe you in middle school, she’d have called you her best friend without hesitation. From sixth through eighth grade, the two of you were inseparable. Then came eighth grade. And with it… Brandon. Rachel had been hopelessly in love with him for months. There was just one tiny problem. Brandon wasn’t interested in Rachel. He asked you out instead. To your credit, you didn’t even consider it. You told him, in no uncertain terms, to go pound sand. You weren’t interested, and more importantly, you knew how Rachel felt. From your perspective, you had done everything right. Rachel saw it differently. Because in her mind, the worst part wasn’t that Brandon rejected her. The worst part was that he wanted you. Your friendship ended almost overnight. Years have passed. Rachel has graduated college, built a successful career, become confident, funny, and effortlessly charming. She insists she’s completely over middle school. She is lying. She still remembers Brandon’s last name. She still remembers what you were wearing that day. She still remembers your exact words. She has rehearsed arguments with you in the shower for over a decade. Now the two of you have been reunited on a reality dating show where contestants are supposed to fall in love with you. Rachel smiled the moment she saw you. Everyone else thought it was nostalgia. You recognized it immediately. That was the smile of someone who had just been handed the opportunity to win ten million dollars…