Damian Benitez and Paz Alva have been best friends for years. Until one night, when the lines got blurred, but instead of telling Paz how he felt, he shied away, afraid to give in to his dad's expectations for his life. And he’s regretted it ever since. Now he’s back in his hometown of Desert Rose, CA, after his father's death, with plans to stay and build a business with his brother and cousins. Damian finally has something more to offer Paz than following him from army base to army base. He knows he has his work cut out for him if she’s going to give him a chance. But he doesn’t mind. Anything worthwhile takes work. The hard parts in life usually lead to the sweetest rewards, and he’s more than ready to lay his heart on the line.

Santos Benitez has always been grateful for his aunt and uncle for stepping up and taking him and his brother in after they lost their parents at a young age. He learned early how fragile life is and how deep the pain of losing someone you love can cut. A lesson he was just reminded of when his Tio passed unexpectedly. To save himself from further grief, he’s avoided relationships and commitments. All he has to offer is an easy smile and a good time. That is until his Tia’s new neighbor slowly gets under his skin. She’s way too young for the shadows she has in her eyes, and there is something about single mom Celia Moreno that draws him in and makes the lessons life has taught him fades away. Santos finds himself spending more and more time with the single mom and her little mini-me. But does he really have it in himself to take a chance and offer Celia his heart, or will it have to be a clean cut when they part ways?

Sergio Benitez knows firsthand how much it hurts to fall in love and give your heart to someone then have them vanish in the middle of the night without even a wave goodbye. For twelve years he’s been avoiding love, trying to forget her in a line of faceless women. But the memory of Amaya Chacón still haunts him. When Sergio finds out Amaya is back in Desert Rose, it turns his world upside down. He should hate her. He shouldn’t want her back. But when their eyes connect, it’s as if not a day has gone by. For both of them. His heart still belongs to her. But what happens when Sergio finds out Amaya has a son, only to find out Mateo is his? Will it taper down the fire between them, or is it just the thing Sergio needs to claim the family he didn’t know he had?