The Right Move
2023
Liz Tomforde
RYAN
Sheโs a distraction, thatโs what she is.
Iโm the newest Captain of the Devils, Chicagoโs NBA team, and the last thing I needed this year was for Indy Ivers, my sisterโs best friend, to move into my apartment. Sheโs messy, emotional, and way too tempting.
But when the teamโs General Manager vocalizes his blatant disapproval of my promotion to Captain, referring to me as an unapproachable lone wolf with no work-life balance, I canโt think of a better way to convince him otherwise than pretending to date my outgoing roommate.
The only problem? Faking it feels far too natural.
Having a fake girlfriend wasnโt supposed to be messy but having Indy under my roof and in my bed is complicated, especially when she wants all the romantic parts of life that I could never give her.
INDY
I never imagined Iโd be living with my best friendโs brother, NBA superstar Ryan Shay. Even more unbelievable? He needs me to act as his loving girlfriend whoโs suddenly changed him into a friendly and approachable guy.
Because, wellโฆheโs not. Heโs controlling of his space and untrusting of others.
Our arrangement isnโt one-sided, though. Iโm in a wedding coming up, one where every one of my childhood friends, including my ex-boyfriend, will be in attendance, and thereโs no better date than my exโs celebrity hero.
Blurred lines make it almost impossible to separate real from fake. Falling for my roommate was never part of the deal, especially when Ryan is quick to remind me that he doesnโt believe in love.
Iโm a romantic and canโt help fantasizing that heโll change, but soon enough, I find myself questioning if sharing a roof with my best friendโs brother was the right move after all