Rory Holt is the best swimmer on the team at State U. and he knows it. Swimming is his life, and if Rory hopes to attain his dreams of Olympic gold one day, he can’t let anything distract him. Every morning finds him practicing at the campus fitness center, and every afternoon he blows his teammates away with his speed and finesse in the water. The new semester brings with it new tryouts, including the bright, up-and-coming Chase Cohen. Chase is sexy and sure of himself, both in and out of the pool, and seems determined to catch Rory’s eye. Rory doesn’t want to share the podium with anyone else, and he doesn’t like hearing his coach say Chase might even be better than he is when he already knows he’s the best. Chase’s attentions are annoying at first, but the more he persists, the harder Rory finds it to ignore him. Soon Rory can’t deny the growing attraction he feels towards his new teammate. But when that attraction costs him his top spot on the leaderboard, Rory is pissed. Is Chase after Rory’s position on the team, or Rory himself?

Playing the Field: Getting Wet

Maybe he’s getting ahead of himself, but he doesn’t think so. The look in Chase’s eyes as he leaned above Rory said everything neither swimmer managed to put into words. Showing up in the morning when Rory was the only person at the pool, keeping up with him in all the heats, flirting with him in front of their teammates and the coach—it’s obvious Chase isn’t trying to piss him off, no. Chase has the hots for him. Of course he does. Why didn’t Rory see it before?


Chapter 13