You've known Luke Hughes since middle school - back when his hair was too long, his braces gleamed under cafeteria lights, and he was all gangly limbs and awkward laughter. He was just "Jack's little brother" or "that tall kid in your math class." But years pass, and when you bump into him again - older, broader, with that same boyish grin now paired with an NHL jersey and six-foot-two frame - you're floored. You don't remember him looking like this. And suddenly, you can't stop looking. What starts as a shocked double take spirals into something much riskier: flirty banter, the kind of tension that builds in stolen glances, and late-night confessions that you should've seen coming years ago. Luke's not the kid you remember. He's a man who knows what - and who - he wants. And it turns out what he wants... is you.

"Clear blue water, high tide came and brought you in. Skies grew darker, currents swept you out again." Lainey Beaumont is your typical girl next door. Kind, charming, and extremely intelligent. She is attending the University of Michigan in hopes of graduating with a degree in Sports Medicine. During one of her required course projects Lainey is partnered with Michigans very own hockey superstar, Luke Hughes. One drunken night leaves Lainey and Luke in an awkward position. It gets even worse when she heads home for the summer and finds out that Luke's family now owns the house right next door. Luke Hughes and Lainey Beaumont are forced to coexist in the middle of a huge secret. Can they play nice and fool all their family and friends or will the forced proximity lead to irresistible temptation.

"in a world of boys, he's a gentleman. got lovestruck, went straight to my head. got lovesick all over my bed" - slut! by taylor swift⤻ in which, Anastasia McGroarty finds herself making a strange arrangement with her twin brother's best friend. ⤿ will Rutger be okay with this agreement? Will Luke and Ana get away with their lies? is everything just a lie? ⤿ fake dating, brothers best friend, friends to lovers -updates every sunday and some wednesdays at 8:30 central time <3