Beneath the Secrets - Shandi Boyes

What happens when the only girl you've ever lusted comes crashing back into the picture?

Nothing.

Don't misconstrue. The last time I saw Ava, she was no doubt attractive. Although she's always been a little nerdy, and her head rarely left the inside of a book, she could garner the attention of any hot-blooded male she feigned an interest in - myself included.

Just one flash of her killer smile and I wanted to drop to my knees and kiss her feet. But a lot has changed since Ava left town with a flood of tears streaming down her face.

Circumstances change.

People change.

I've changed.

I'm no longer a teenage boy who can't control himself around a beautiful girl. I'm a grown man. A man who has done two tours in Afghanistan. A man who has no troubles controlling himself around beautiful women. A man who can still remember the sweet taste of her lips.

What the hell? I'm screwed.