The Summer I Met Him

The plan was simple: come home for the summer, work as a lifeguard, keep my head down, and wait for August to roll around so I could get back to my girlfriend. and my normal life. Then Ryan Hale happened. Older. Hotter. Broad shoulders. Tan skin. A smile that should be illegal at a public pool. And the kind of confidence that makes my pulse trip every time he looks at me too long. It starts with innocent shifts together.
Then the teasing. The late-night drives. The lingering touches that feel like accidents. until they don't. One brush of his hand, one look in those blue eyes, and suddenly I'm wondering why I can't stop wanting the guy I'm supposed to be working with-wanting things I've never wanted with anyone. Summer was supposed to be simple. But desire is messy. And Ryan?He makes it impossible to breathe-let alone pretend this is just a crush I'll forget when the leaves change.
This is the summer everything that I thought I knew about myself unravels.and the summer I learn how dangerous it is to want someone you're not supposed to want.