The Jock's Tutor (2k words / 10 pages)

Eighteen-year-old freshman athlete Riley Cross has the body of a powerhouse and the GPA of a sinking ship. His last chance at staying on the team is Grant Slater—a sharp-tongued, surprisingly muscular 28-year-old grad student who knows more about biology than Riley ever will. Their tutoring sessions start with mitochondria and end with lingering glances and accidental touches. Forced proximity becomes a slow, steady burn neither of them can ignore.

When Riley suggests studying on the deserted top floor of the library, the line between “lesson” and “want” snaps. One moment they’re talking Krebs cycle; the next, Riley is learning a far more hands-on anatomy. What begins as mandatory tutoring turns into something addictive, electric, and dangerously off-limits. And once they cross the line, neither of them has any intention of going back.