Rule #1: Don't fall in love with your best friend's brother

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After Anders Lindholm lost his wife and baby daughter in a car accident, he knew he’d never find love like that again.

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Hockey, routines, and his team are all that have kept him going since.

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But as he approaches forty, an injury makes him consider what life after retirement will be like.

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And when his teammate, who just so happens to be his best friend’s brother, offers him a helping hand—in more ways than one—it reawakens something in Anders he can’t deny.

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Rule #2: Don’t let anyone know the real you

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Kelly O’Shea has been in love with Anders since he was fifteen. He’s been hiding the fact that he’s gay for just as long.

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He loves his family, but their over-protective meddling is what made him move halfway across the country and hide who he was.

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Although Kelly and Anders both agreed it would stay casual, Kelly begins to hope that maybe they’ll eventually be more than just friends with benefits.

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And the more time they spend together, the faster the ice around Anders’ heart melts.

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But with a playoff spot to clinch, fractures within the team, and overprotective brothers to worry about, Anders’ fear of letting go of the past isn’t the only challenge they’ll have to overcome.