Unknown to August, Poppy is pregnant. She leaves town to finish her degree and raise the baby independently, wanting to avoid being a burden to his professional aspirations.
Months later, fate brings them together when August walks into the restaurant where Poppy is working while he is on a date with someone else.
Poppy and August share a casual, "no-strings-attached" relationship that ends when August, fearing his growing feelings will distract him from his hockey career, breaks things off.






