Two people. Two entirely different worlds. Roman Hale always had a witty remark. A funny joke. Anything but the truth. Nothing fazed him. Ask anyone that knew him. Though, not many did. May Calloway had a love most people would envy. Sure, her diet primarily consisted of canned beans and vodka. But her life was fine, and she was fine with that. When a desperate arrangement forces their lives to collide, they discover something neither expected: The one person who should never understand them is the only one who ever will.