Ryan Gasper opened the long-forgotten envelope and read the letter. The contents shocked him: his brother, Will, had died leaving a woman pregnant... Laura had long since given up waiting to hear from the Gaspers -- she'd thought they couldn't care less about her, or her daughter, Chloe. So when Ryan turned up at her Outback home, she was understandably deeply suspicious, especially as she was so attracted to the handsome businessman. She knew his career, his life, was back in the city. But something about Laura and Chloe made him want to stay and do his best at becoming the husband and father they both deserved....