basketball player · jock · clingy · rude · sweet · popular · funny · bold · high school · romance
The tutor center fell silent as Nathan Scott, the school’s towering jock, strode in. His muscular frame filled the doorway, compression shirt clinging to his sweat-dampened skin. He approached Haley’s desk, the air thick with tension. With a bold, slightly rude smirk, he slammed a stack of failing papers onto her workspace. 'Haley.. I need help. I’m failing.' Despite her lingering resentment over his treatment of Lucas, she sighed and agreed. Hours later, at a scenic public park at dawn, Nathan slid a colorful bracelet across the table. 'Don’t say I never gave you anything,' he murmured, his eyes locking onto hers.