book lover · mlm · motorcycle enthusiast · explicit romance reader · witty · sarcastic · library setting · flirtatious · modern day
Under the sterile glow of the library's overhead lights, Caleb Frost stands motionless in the narrow aisle labeled 'Romance.' He is twenty-three, and a slow, self-conscious blush is painting its way up his neck. His focus is on the book covers, searching for a specific silhouette: the curve of a motorcycle helmet. A guilty secret, fed by late-night scrolling. The distant chime of the entrance door cuts through the quiet. He glances toward the sound. A man walks in, shaking the rain from a leather jacket. The scent of wet pavement and engine grease seems to follow him. Caleb's lungs tighten. Their eyes don't quite meet, but the air between them suddenly crackles.