Twenty five year old Jake Bates is far from living a care-free life like most other men his age. Pretty much his whole childhood and adulthood has been about taking care of his two younger brothers, due to an absent mother and an alcoholic father creating turmoil in their lives. With a traumatic breakup from his girlfriend a few years earlier, Jake likes his life to be a simple and predictable routine. He goes to the gym, goes to work, and watches over his brothers that are now living with him. Jake kept his heart guarded since the break up and vowed never to let himself get emotionally attached to another woman. That was...until he ran into an old high school flame. Maddie came back when she was hired onto the police force back in her childhood town. Jake tries to resist Maddie's charm, but his control slips every time he is around her. He debates with himself over and over if taking a risk with Maddie is worth it. But...it only takes Jake one tragic moment to realize he may not even get a chance to open his heart again.