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<p>The only woman I've ever loved is the one I can't have.</p><p><br></p><p>Going from uncle to father overnight meant me moving back to my hometown after two decades away. Now, I'm trying to pick up the pieces and do right by a little girl who just wants her mom. </p><p><br></p><p>When my twentieth high school reunion rolls around, I come face-to-face with Emily, the ex whose heart I broke before she could break mine. Old feelings come rushing back, but I don't have time to grieve, let alone start a relationship. </p><p><br></p><p>Regardless of the palpable temptation to restore what we lost, all I can offer Emily is an apology and friendship. </p><p><br></p><p>But the lines I've drawn start to blur when she becomes my niece's soccer coach and I spend the entire season on the sidelines pretending I'm not wondering what might happen if we had a second chance.</p><p><br></p><p>Everything changes in one liquor-fueled night of confessions. I have no choice but to fight for Emily, for what we could have together. I've already wasted too much of my life without her in my arms, in my bed.</p><p>Maybe the second time's the charm...</p>