The Rule Maker

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>HL Boston Hawks captain Austin Merrick used to be my boy-next-door. Now he's the man on my mind.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Our paths haven't crossed in over a decade when I find myself back in Boston desperate to save face in front of my ex-fiancé. With a devilish smirk and wicked blue eyes Austin steps back into my life to be my plus one for a summer filled with weddings and events. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Should be fun and effortless right?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Then why the need for rules?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And why do I crave his touch at the small of my back and wish for his kiss on a moonlit beach? </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Suddenly things begin to feel complicated messy and </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>real</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. When I look at my first friend I don't see the boy-next-door but the man I want to spend forever with.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If Austin learns the depth of my feelings will he give us a real chance? Or are some rules better left unbroken? </strong></p><p></p>