After a horrible car accident, Guillermo “Guy” Rivera doesn’t even remember who he is. Suffering from amnesia, bound to a wheelchair with a broken arm and a broken leg, he relies on his in-home caregiver, Dane Mathis, to help him with everything from bathing to eating. Guy wants Dane to be more than just a caregiver, but Dane keeps his distance.<br><br>Six months after their relationship ended, Dane Mathis drops everything to help Guy put his life back together. It’s difficult to treat Guy like a stranger, but he knows he must not give in to his deep desires. He won’t risk Guy’s anger by revealing the true nature of their relationship. Or the reality of their past together.<br><br>Even so, Dane can’t help but hope this is their second chance at love ...

(Just Like) Starting Over

He was standing on a precipice, and he knew it. He wanted to believe Guy’s silent conviction that everything would be right between them again, but the more pragmatic part of him knew it was just a silly fantasy. Even if Guy behaved as though it was already a done deal, and everything would be back to normal soon.


But the precipice hadn’t gone away. He thought he heard once that people in accidents were injured when they braced for the impact. That the tension in their bodies made everything worse. The more he tried to brace himself for the inevitable crash, the more he believed that fact.


The crash happened exactly as Dane had imagined it would. Dane used the key he still had to open Guy’s door, and Guy wasn’t smiling.


Chapter 30