Ethan and her dated in high school but broke up when she left the state to attend college. Ethan believed they would go to college together and continue their relationship, so the breakup was not mutual. He was heartbroken. Now, eight years later, he is a self-made millionaire, owning an outdoor recreation company, while she has become a corporate lawyer with her own firm on the other coast. She is back in town for their best friend’s wedding, where she see Ethan again for the first time since their breakup. The look Ethan gives her reveals that he is not ready to forgive.

You were high school sweethearts. He went to the fire academy, you went to college. Neither of you ever got over each other. Now, 10 years later, he's responding to a fire call where you are the victim. He is perpetually angry and a fighter at heart, but has a soft spot for you.