Hail mary: special edition - kandi steiner

Leo F*cking Hernandez.

North Boston Universitys star running back, notorious bachelor, and number one on my people I would murder if I could get away with it list.

And now? Hes my new roommate.

I used to think I loved him.

But that was before I hated him.

He doesnt remember who I am, or how he made my life miserable for years.

And before I unknowingly moved across the street from him, I couldnt have cared less.

I was living my life despite him and what happened that summer, chasing my dream of becoming a tattoo artist.

The Pit, as the university so gracefully nicknamed the house he lives in with three other football players, has served as nothing more than a pain in my ass and a constant reminder of the boy who broke my heart.

Watching him parade his one-night-stands in and out of it never helped, either.

But with rent this cheap and so close to the tattoo shop, Ive learned to ignore him - no matter how hes tried to get under my skin.

At least, until this summer.

Because when a water and mold disaster leaves me with no choice but to vacate my house, I have nowhere to go.

And Leo Hernandez offers me a deal I cant refuse.

Live at The Pit with him and the guys, free of charge, until my landlord fixes this mess.

Ignoring him was easy when I lived across the street, but in the same house, with him shirtless half the time and watching me with his cocky grin and searing gaze? Its impossible.

Still, I have to try.

I have to push him away, even when he makes it infuriatingly difficult to do so.

Hes broken my heart once.

I wont let him do it again.