Research librarian Andie Wales is devastated to learn that the man she fell in love with is a professional athlete who plays on and off the field. When Cade's past mistakes catch up with him, Andie urges him to go back to California to do the right thing.
Meanwhile, Andie's father's medical bills are mounting, and she needs to take on a second job. A lucrative offer to do research for a scriptwriter lands in her inbox.
Andie flies to Los Angeles to take up the job and finds Cade at the airport. Andie needs to send every penny she makes home to her family, so she agrees to stay at Cade's to save money, as long as he promises their relationship is friends only.
Can she negotiate a benefits package that'll keep her heart intact? Just when she thinks she's got everything under control, her past slams her with a shocking surprise.