Moving in with my best friend should've been simple. Instead, it's the beginning of something I never saw coming.

Malik

Grey's been my ride-or-die since football camp.

Then he moves in—flustered, jealous, staring at my mouth like he forgets we're "just friends."

He watches me like he's starving. He blushes when I touch him.

One drunken night wrecks us both.

And then he panics because wanting me might cost him everything.

But when Grey reaches for me, shaking, desperate, honest, I know this isn't one-sided.

I'm already all in.

I just need him to choose us.

Greyson

Football is my escape. My future. My chance to finally break free from my father's grip.

But living with Malik changes everything.

We've always been close. Too close.

Sharing beds after long nights, clinging to each other when life hit hard, acting like we were something more without ever naming it.

Something in me cracks open.

I'm not supposed to want him.

Not when my father is arranging my life, my future, and my girlfriend.

But every night in that house pushes me closer to Malik, and every touch makes it harder to lie to both of us.

I'm falling for my best friend, and I don't know how to stop.

Rushing Closer is book four of the Desert Football series, featuring a happy-go-lucky running back and the wealthy transfer student discovering he's not as straight as he thought. Expect friends-to-lovers, bi awakening, roommates with too much chemistry, jealous pining, meddling families, and steam that hits like a fourth-quarter comeback.