by Kat Singleton.

Summer nights can be full of surprises.

Unemployed, single, and in the middle of a full-blown quarter-life crisis, I came to the Hamptons this summer to lay low and figure out my next move—not to crash a private party, and definitely not to kiss a charming stranger under the stars.

A stranger who turns out to be Preston Rhodes—billionaire quarterback of the Manhattan Mambas and walking headline. When he asks me to be his fake girlfriend for a week to impress his family before his sister’s wedding? Saying yes seems like the least chaotic decision I’ve made in months.

But Preston’s not very good at pretending.

Now, instead of discovering myself, I’m spending the week focusing on how he looks at me, how he touches me, how he wants me. With summer coming to a close, I can't help but wonder if this is just a game to him—or will the bright lights and summer nights last forever?