Oscar is a near 40-year-old fire and safety expert, previous firefighter, inventor, and entrepreneur who has done so well that he consults and advises with the highest levels of the US government. He is devoted to the women who have or will share his life, enjoys teaching and helping others gain a stronger footing in life, and has a keen sense of humor.

His generosity and manners know no bounds, but he prefers to take things slow, growing them to much more than most experience in their life. Excellence is his everyday norm, but it is also sometimes the way he remains sheltered and unharmed, living a structured life rather than taking risks.

Katie is a 27-year-old master’s student who has an eye for community-building and beautification, trying to make the world a better place in every regard. She’s quirky, sometimes scattered, and unorganized, and struggles with self-care and discipline, but her heart could not be bigger. She just wants someone who deserves her. Someone unflinchingly ethical, who would never make the wrong, self-absorbed choice, no matter how pressed against the blade or stressed they might be.

The two meet under everyday circumstances that go all wrong, but life has a funny way of getting the truth out there. If you have ever been absolutely certain you knew someone and then discovered later you had egg on your face, this story will show you the value of sticking with it.

The payoff can be so worth it.