Real Love #49

"The Price of Loving Him" follows Cindy, who falls for Steve, an ice hockey champion, after meeting him through her brother Ron. When Steve is hired as a personnel manager, he offers Cindy a job as his secretary and they begin dating, but a chance encounter with David, a gas station attendant, complicates matters when David kisses Cindy passionately. Cindy then becomes entangled with Brian Bender, a wealthy businessman who offers her money and a better job, but she ultimately realizes Brian's generosity is self-serving and decides she wants no romantic entanglements, choosing instead to focus on her own future.