He walked away once. I won’t make it easy for him to skate back into my heart.

I was the girl he left behind when the NHL came calling.
The one who loved him long before he wore the jersey.
Now Wes Archer is back in our small town, retired, regretful, and suddenly everywhere I turn.
He says he’s changed. That he wants to make things right. But I’m not the same girl who waited by the phone.
He’s playing for my forgiveness now.
But this time, I’m the one calling the shots.
I have...

He walked away once. I won’t make it easy for him to skate back into my heart.

I was the girl he left behind when the NHL came calling.
The one who loved him long before he wore the jersey.
Now Wes Archer is back in our small town, retired, regretful, and suddenly everywhere I turn.
He says he’s changed. That he wants to make things right. But I’m not the same girl who waited by the phone.
He’s playing for my forgiveness now.
But this time, I’m the one calling the shots.
I have a career, a life, and a heart that’s still healing from the hit I never saw coming.
Still… when we’re thrown together at a local youth hockey camp, old sparks begin to fly. I’m seeing some hope that a future together might be possible.
Maybe some second chances are worth the risk.