Ivy is from California & she caught her boyfriend cheating on her. Ivy has always had low self-esteem because she thinks she's to big. It doesn't help that the girl he cheated with was a toothpick with blonde hair. The way the girl who was supposed to be her friend broke up for this guy via email is even worse. Talk about a guy with no backbone, responsibility, or morals. Her best friend convinces her to move to Alabama & share an apartment while they go to college. Ivy immediately starts looking for a job but she doesn't have much job experience or schooling. Finding a job is a lot harder than she thought. And the ones she does don't pay enough. Until she comes across an ad for an assistant for a rich guy. And the pay is almost to good to be true. Too bad the guy is a grieving bitter young man.
Sawyer has had a very rough life. His little brother has muscular dystrophy & uses a wheelchair. Because of this Sawyer is bullied for trying to protect him. On top of that he reaches an age where he wants to get out & be active. His brother looks up to him & Sawyer keeps blowing off spending time with him in favor of playing basketball with friends. He's lucky his brother is forgiving. The family is on their way somewhere when a drunk driver hits them. Sawyer survives but his face is badly burned on one side. After the he sees himself Sawyer gets very depressed & becomes a hermit. Sawyer blames himself for the accident even though it's totally illogical. So Sawyer has a family friend run the company that was given to him by a rich man without an heir. Hayden is the only friend Sawyer keeps except for the staff that help run the estate. Sawyer only leaves the house to go to church. And he wears a hoodie while sitting in a balcony by himself. Hayden forces Sawyer to resign as the CEO of the company if Sawyer doesn't hire a companion. Hayden is worried about him & frankly he is stretched too thin. His wife is upset because she never sees him between work & spending time with Sawyer.
Ivy has no idea what this job has in store for her. There were no list of duties on the ad. When she asks at the Interview both men were vague. She gets ready to leave & they offer her the job. In fact to sweeten the deal they offer her more money. Hayden made a deal with Sawyer that he give this a try for two months before he could fire her. It takes some doing but eventually Ivy gets Sawyer to be her friend. However, they both fell in love with each other before they admitted to being friends. When they finally admit they have feelings for each other Sawyer gets scared & fires her. Because he loves her he thinks he's doing the right thing by letting find someone worthy of her kindness. Someone who will not be ashamed to go out with her. Both Ivy & Sawyer have no idea how to communicate their feelings well. And their insecurities & worry of what others think of them rule their lives.
Sawyer really messes up & practically looses her. But with God's help & his friends advice he decides to stop hiding & join the living again. Although now Ivy is so hurt & confused that she wants nothing to do with him. She is happy that he is going out in public but she has put up walls so she doesn't get hurt by a man again. Now she is the one afraid. Ironic, huh?
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