[Lake State University 03] • Risky Little Affair

A one-night stand.

That’s all I wanted. All I could handle.

I had enough on my plate. Getting involved with a notorious playboy was not on my agenda. Which is why he was perfect. He didn’t do relationships and I didn’t have time for one.

He’d been stoking my fire all weekend. Whispering dirty promises in my ear. Weaseling his way under my skin. And I was ready to combust.

He agreed to my terms. Probably because I was naked, he was caught off guard, and judging by the tent in his shorts, thinking with the wrong head.

I should have known better than to take him at his word.

Two days. That’s all he lasted before he showed up at my door begging for more.

More than I had to give. More than I was willing to part with.

My time. My body.

Most importantly, my heart.

And when I said no, he persisted until I caved. Not that he had to work very hard to wear me down. He was too tempting to ignore, and I craved another taste.

The only way to protect myself from getting hurt… rules. Some to keep him at a distance, others to keep him close.

Like rule number eight… no other sexual partners. The only dorm room I wanted him sneaking in and out of was mine.

I knew I was in over my head. That what we were doing was going to blow up in our faces as soon as our friends found out. But in the moment, I couldn’t bring myself to care about any of it.

Consequences be damned.