She's paid to tell him no. He's never heard the word.
Grant Hale has a broken foot, a contract year, and a smile that opens every door in Texas. For a decade, the Outlaws' star running back has charmed his way past reporters, defenders, and the occasional doctor. Then he lands on the treatment table of Quinn Abbott—the intern rebuilding him three sessions a week, who writes down the real number when he says his pain is a two.
Quinn didn't sacrifice medical school and seven years of her life to lose it all over a patient with dimples. She's twelve weeks from the permanent job she's built everything toward, and the one thing that could end it is the man she's contractually obligated to touch. So she keeps it clinical. She keeps it professional.
But Grant has never met anyone immune to the performance, and Quinn has never met anyone who noticed she was tired of being the one who takes care of everything. Somewhere between a countdown scrawled on a whiteboard and a gym that's empty every Thursday night, the line between trainer and patient starts to blur.
When his career comes down to a single signature Grant will have to decide what he's willing to ask of the only person who's ever told him the truth.
A slow-burn athlete × athletic trainer romance: forced proximity, he falls first, a grovel that asks for nothing—and a happily-ever-after worth the wait.
Book 2 of the San Antonio Outlaws. Each book is a standalone romance.
