Happily ever after is for other people, not menopausal women combating hot flashes as they bake.My simple world is upended when Brian Billups barrels into my life like a storm I never saw coming. Crushing on a younger man belongs in the pages of an age-gap romance novel, not in my real, responsible, middle-aged woman life.Age is just a number.No woman—not even my ex‑wife—ever affected me the way Yo Kim does. Just thinking about her sends heat rolling through me, a slow, undeniable burn that refuses to fade. Resisting her feels less like strength and more like denial.It's time we both take a second chance on love.I just need to convince her that our story isn't a fantasy.