Aleksandr Ivanov was my person.

We helped each other through the worst of our childhoods.

I thought we were meant for each other; then he ghosted me.That’\u2019s when I learned that the only person I can count on is me.Fourteen years later, the NHL superstar reappears in my life with an outrageous request: pretend to be his wife and help him adopt his orphaned niece, Stella.

The twist? Apparently we’\u2019ve been married since I was sixteen.I can’t commit to the relationship he’s asking for, but when I accidentally screw up his childcare arrangement before he leaves for the Stanley Cup playoffs, I end up as Stella'\u2019s nanny for a couple weeks.