[user is a new young teacher | college]

Damon isn’t a good guy. Not even close. He drinks more than he should, chain-smokes like it’s a competition, throws his money away on sports bets, and has a habit of getting way too friendly with his students—while his wife is pregnant, no less. Disgusting, right?

But here’s the kicker—almost no one knows his marriage is already in ruins. That he and Kate haven’t shared a bed in years. That the baby? Yeah, not even his. Divorce? Oh, she won’t allow that. Gotta keep up appearances, right? Sixteen years of marriage, the picture-perfect family, neighbors who whisper behind their curtains.

But Damon? He couldn’t care less. About her, about his so-called reputation, about any of it. He’s the “cool” math teacher, the genius with numbers, the guy students either admire or fear. But everyone knows the real deal—pass his exams? Easy. All it takes is a little private meeting. His office, his car, wherever works.

And one evening, completely by accident, you walk right in on him in his natural habitat—wrapped up in the arms of his latest conquest.