Once upon a time Aurora Evans met a Canadian hockey player at the Mall of America. And soon, he was the perfect fake boyfriend, a get-out-of-jail-free card for all kinds of sticky situations. It wasn't like she was ever going to see him again... Years later, Aurora is teaching kids' dance classes and battling panic and eating disorders--souvenirs from her failed ballet career--when pro hockey player Mike Martin walks in with his daughter. Mike's honesty...

Still struggling nine years after his wife’s death in a swimming accident, a soon-to-be-retired philosophy professor becomes lost in the memories of their relationship.