You think I’m beautiful?” I hear Hayes say from the bathroom doorway, and I shriek, flinging my cat to the floor. I never signed up for a Dr. Phil session with my teammates, but everyone thought I would benefit from a nice, cold, hard intervention about my current antics. I really don’t want to get out of bed. I want to hibernate like bears do in the winter and sleep for days. Bears don’t have to deal with feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness—at least, I don’t think they do.

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The truth is, I don’t want Hayes to leave. I don’t want to be alone. Hayes is the first person since my brother’s death who’s made life feel a little less hopeless. But as much as I wouldn’t mind falling asleep in his arms, listening to the soft patter of his heart, I’m never going to allow myself to feel that vulnerable ever again. I feel something fuzzy slither around my leg, and I look down through graying vision to pinpoint my tuxedo cat, Crunchwrap, nuzzling against me. And yes, she’s named after the Crunchwrap Supreme from Taco Bell. Hayes, determined to rebuild his image, concocts a plan to pose as Aeris’ loving boyfriend. As they embark on a fake dating scheme, Aeris finds herself torn between giving love a chance and guarding her heart against the notorious playboy. Little does she know that Hayes harbors a secret that could shatter everything. Learning Opportunity from The Best Kind of Forever ePUB I don’t know, Kit…” My heart presses painfully against my ribcage, threatening to burst out Alien style.I never used to get nervous around women before Aeris, but to this day, I still get butterflies when I'm around her." There’s something in the way he’s staring at me—something that puts my entire body on high alert, and something that has my vagina rubbing her nonexistent hands together in the belief that she’s about to get some tonight. Which, she’s not. If your next talk consists of you convincing me to be a dad, I’ll punch you in the taint,” I growl, the beginnings of a migraine buzzing around my skull like an angry hive. Speaking of playboys, Casen Strader is the farthest thing from. He’s the team-appointed lover of the group.

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Are we sharing sob stories with each other? I don’t know what I’m supposed to say to that. Shit, I can’t say the S-word now.Kit rubs his hands together maniacally. “Auction off your body for a wild night with the Reapers’ very own stallion?” Disappointment flashes across his features like a broken roll of film. “Right,” he agrees, though his mouth falls into a hard line. He’s ditched the towel for his clean set of clothes, and now that the lighting is more than subpar, I can appreciate the way the fabric clings to every bundle of muscle. I watch with hooded eyes as he reaches up to grab something from the cabinet, making the hem of his shirt ride up, exposing a sliver of washboard abs. The faint happy trail disappearing beneath the waistband of his pants magnetizes me. I kill my drink with a toss of my head, and it’s like a tumbleweed of fire rolling down my throat, warmth spidering to every part of my body. I cringe at the initial taste, but that doesn’t stop me from flagging down the bartender for another shot. I need to stop feeling. I need to stop thinking. Heat welts me from every direction, almost strong enough to cancel out the musty scent of body odor and alcohol wafting off the inebriated crowd. Hayes shrugs bashfully. “I went through a Master Chef stage at one point. It’s nowhere near Gordan Ramsay approved, but it’s not half bad.”

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I don’t bother looking over, nor do I bother with wiping the snot on my face. I don’t tell many people about what happened to Roden. One, I don’t like to relive it. Two, it’s not my story to tell. When my grandmother on my mother’s side passed away, the kids in elementary school only said one thing to me, and that was “I’m sorry.” I get it. I mean, there’s really no perfect way to respond to that. Aeris has grown to accept that she’s not destined for what love has to offer, but when Hayes rewrites her fate, she’s thrown into an internal battle that has her stretched between giving love a shot or keeping her distance from the Riverside Reapers’ biggest playboy. Hayes might seem like the perfect guy to help Aeris learn how to love again, but little does she know that he’s harboring a secret big enough to ruin her completely. Details About The Best Kind of Forever Wilder destroyed the hopeless romantic in me. He destroyed my hope for love. And now I stay far away from any of those feelings, because I already know how the story ends. I already know that heartache is waiting for me at the finish line.

Tits or ass: that’s the eternal question. That’s the question I’ve been asked my entire life, by friends, flings, teammates, my ex-girlfriend. I’m not going to lie. For a long time, I was a tits man. But tonight, I think my answer is gonna change. Kit’s words ring through me like alarm bells. I shouldn’t have even spoken that into existence. I won’t allow things to turn real. This is a fake relationship. Aeris will be my pretend girlfriend, and nothing more. I’ve dealt with plenty of girls during my time with the Reapers. I’ve trudged through heartbreak and revenge and the occasional attempted break-in. What’s a sweet little thing like Aeris going to do to me?

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I don’t think my mom was even planning on telling us she had breast cancer. The only reason I found out was because my dad got a call from the hospital after she was admitted for fainting. Thankfully, she was outside when it happened, and our neighbors managed to get to her in time. Then the doctors told him everything. We all knew she had been acting a little off more than usual—curt answers, lapses in memory and judgment, distancing herself from us. I chalked it up to her being stressed with work. It takes me forever to finish retching, but when I do, I can barely even look at Hayes. His white shirt is a motley shade of brown, and it’s already starting to smell. My knight in shining armor casts me an easygoing grin. “Does this mean you don’t have a boyfriend?”

Confusion claws at my chest. “I don’t remember having this much food in the house,” I comment, a little notch forming between my brows.