She's not looking for a hero. He's not looking for a hookup.
For Bella, the sweet-talking, free-loving, hip-checking student manager of the Harkness men s hockey team, sex is a second language. She s used to being fluent where others stutter, and the things people say behind her back don t (often) bother her. So she can t understand why her smoking hot downstairs neighbor has so much trouble staying friends after their spontaneous night together. She knows better than to worry about it, but there s something in those espresso eyes that makes her second guess herself.
Rafe is appalled with himself for losing his virginity in a drunken hookup. His strict Catholic upbringing always emphasized loving thy neighbor but not with a bottle of wine and a box of condoms. The result is an Ivy League bout of awkwardness. But when Bella is leveled by a little bad luck and a downright nasty fraternity stunt, it s Rafe who is there to pick up the pieces.
Bella doesn t want Rafe's help, and she s through with men. Too bad the undeniable spark that crackles between the two of them just can't be extinguished.