Trish has spent years building a life that is full, structured, and firmly under control. As a judge with deep family responsibilities, she doesn't take risks-and she certainly doesn't say yes to strangers. But when she's stood up on an online date and a man across the bar sends over a drink, she does exactly that.
Evan knows how to show up in the moment. Easy to talk to and impossible to ignore, he's drawn to Trish from the start and doesn't hesitate to pursue her. But no matter how much he cares, there are parts of his life-and himself-he doesn't know how to share.
Then Trish realizes Evan has been holding something back.
And when the connection between them begins to strain under the weight of what isn't being said, Trish is forced to confront whether she can trust what they have-or risk losing the man she never expected to want in the first place.