Ryder and Sal. They were together 7 or so years ago, but Ryder left when he got some girl pregnant when he and Sal were on a break. Lack of communication caused them to break up rather than work through it, and Ryder moved to the city with his daughter. Now years later, Ryder's daughter died when she was home with a babysitter. He comes back "home" where his parents and Sal are. There seem to be a bunch of other issues at play with a loan shark, but Ryder pays him off before leaving.

Sal and Ryder have their "what happened and why did we break up" conversation right away after seeing each other again. This was nice because there wasn't a lot of annoying dancing around each other avoidance. They agree to start off as friends and co-workers while they work things out, but they have both still been in love with the other through the years. I loved that both characters were asexual and it played a part in the story.

It was a good story, and I enjoyed the different twists and turns it took, but it felt at some parts that it was rushed and unfinished. Just when it was getting interesting, it all just finished. I feel like I need a little more information to feel like it is complete like is everything set with the loan shark? what happened after the poker game? what was the resolution from Gabby?. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens in book 2.

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