Resisting the Running Back

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>When my ex exposes my secret romance pen name to my students and my world unravels I turn desperately to the one person who's always had my back: my childhood best friend Miller Banks. The pro football running back drops everything leaving in the middle of his wild Vegas birthday party to be by my side.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>With my life in shambles back home Miller invites me to stay with him in San Diego offering both a sanctuary and a chance to pursue my writing career since my teaching days are over. It's the perfect setup with the ultimate book boyfriend though we've never crossed that line and never will.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>But then I make the mistake of telling my mother that Miller and I are in a relationship and we tell my ex that we're engaged. Thankfully Miller plays along grabbing me into the kind of steamy soul-shattering kiss I can't stop thinking about.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>As I watch my new roommate work out and cook dinner it's becoming harder to ignore the chemistry simmering between us. Especially when our engagement hits the media and we're forced to be a happy couple in public further blurring the line between real and fake.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>We can't cross that line. I have to continue resisting the running back. If I don't we could both lose the very thing that matters most to us.</span></p>