Josh is a star college football player who loves attention, parties, and sex. Lauren is a gifted artist studying business who loves tattoos, piercings, and sex. Both are unabashedly sexually open and active and believe trysts should be free from emotional attachments. School, football, and work keep Josh and Lauren too busy for anything else, especially a relationship. Their paths cross when Lauren finds Josh in her roommate's bed, and a mutual attraction develops between them. Josh and Lauren surrender to their strong physical and sexual connection, but ignore the growing emotional and personal feelings. Because once the fun, sexual trysts end, both believe they can walk away with clear consciences and no emotional damage. ♥️ AMAZING BOOK COVER DESIGN by @lyssa's Graphics ♥️ Photo by Diana Indiana [[WORD COUNT: 70,000 to 75,000 words]]

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY