Pro Skater and Olympic Gold medalist Theo is injured just before he is about to compete in the upcoming summer Olympics, and has to remain in the hospital for an extended period of time and is looked after by Dr. Ekata,
who aids him in his recovery and works to get him back into fighting shape. along the way as the weeks turn into months patients and Doctors form a close bond and start to reveal things about themselves to each other, realizing along the way they're a lot like with similar interests, hobbies, and personality traits.
despite their age difference and their upbringing. each night while Dr. Ekata is on call he spends every chance he can to talk to Theo, Theo's recovery progress and he gets stronger every day, and his time in the hospital draw ever closer. They start to realize a spark between each other that they never felt before or with anybody else. Theo has always been described as a lady's man;
Girlfriends every day of the week, while Dr.
Ekata has been always married to his work and his career, moving the ladder,
and never having the pleasure or time to make a serious commitment. but something holds them back and makes them feel like not the right choice for each other or themselves.
Theo is Dealing with a host of mental issues that the media has extensively covered, while Dr . Ekata
has never felt good enough for anybody, always feeling like the fat kid at the birthday party, even though he has shed that image and lost 200 pounds, and not the same man that he was in his 20's as he is in the '60s now 67 years old.
but with good friends on both sides of the aisle pushing them to work on their issues, and to realize that both of them are meant to be in each other lives, they realize they can't live without the other. and decide to give love a chance. and embark on a love affair that will forever greatly change their lives for the better in a more positive enriching outcome.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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