Perfect student by day, party girl by night.

I may look like I have my life together, but I don’t. Almost every decision I make is controlled by my father since he bankrolls my education.

Passing all of my classes: Check

Letting Dear Ol’ Dad control my class load: Check

Finding ways to piss him off: Double Check

Parties are the only things I can control. No pressure from my parents and I can be me. It’s a freedom I won’t let go of. And I don’t need saving from myself. Especially not from one of my straight-laced classmates that seems to have made it his life mission. I don’t care how good looking he is. He can see the writing on the wall and refuses to let me end up like his mother.

I screwed up and I can’t blame anyone but myself.

I have a kid who I’ve only seen through pictures. My girlfriend left me and decided to raise our daughter with another man.

That all changes when I decide to get a tattoo with my buddies on a drunken night. I have one objective, get some ink to distract me from my problems. Charleigh, the sassy receptionist, takes me by surprise. She acts like she hates me, but I know there’s something between us.

I need to put my life back together. I have to in order to be the father I need to be for my baby girl. The only problem...I’m falling for Charleigh, but she doesn’t know everything about me.

I don’t do sloppy seconds—even if they are my own.

Derrick broke my heart when we were in high school. Because of him, I reinvented myself to show the world I’m stronger than ever, so no one can hurt me again. Least of all, Derrick.

Now, he’s crashed into my life again, going to the same college as me. To make matters worse, his best friend is dating my best friend, and avoiding him is almost impossible. Except, of course, when he’s practicing for basketball tryouts.

The more time we spend together the more I think that’s not the only game he’s playing.