From the moment Addy meets Gabe, she knows they will be connected forever. He is her whole world, and without him, life would be intolerable. The two spend years plotting their escape from the small New England town that holds nothing for them but bad memories. But when they are finally free of their miserable childhood homes, Addy finds out in the cruelest possible way, that she and Gabe want entirely different things.Years later, Addy has truly found her happily-ever-after with a husband who adores her, and two beautiful boys that light up her life. But her connection to Gabe is not so easily broken. And a secret she has kept from everyone, threatens to unravel her family forever.