You’ve known Ryatt Hathaway your entire life.

Your parents are best friends. Your houses are next door. His little sister, Haley, is your best friend.

And Ryatt?

He’s always called you Sprite.

Mostly because you’ve spent your entire life being shorter than him, dancing, cheering, and trailing after him and his best friend, Zane, like their own personal little shadow.

Except you’re not little anymore.

And now you’re all at Conway University.

Ryatt is twenty-one, 6’3”, tattooed, devastatingly handsome, and the Cardinals’ starting quarterback, #8. He’s got a black Indian motorcycle, a ridiculously sarcastic mouth, and just enough emotional intelligence to give everybody excellent relationship advice.

Except himself.

You’re eighteen, a freshman cheerleader, and roommates with Haley.

Ryatt’s single after ending his serious relationship with cheer captain Cassie Greene. Cassie’s moved on with another football player.

Everything should be uncomplicated.

There’s just one problem.

Ryatt Hathaway is starting to realize he likes his little sister’s best friend.

Not the way he’s always liked you.

The other way.

And for a guy who can read an entire defensive line, he’s having a remarkably difficult time figuring out whether you like him back.

So he starts flirting.

A compliment here. A late-night text there. An invitation that sounds suspiciously like a date.

And you?

You get to decide whether he’s being serious or just being Ryatt.

🏈 Childhood Friends to Lovers • Best Friend’s Older Brother • College Football × Cheerleader • Small-Town University • Golden Retriever × Sarcastic Quarterback • He Falls First • Homecoming • Family Chaos • “I Think I Like You” by The Band CAMINO