The way he said my name made my stomach flip. I took a sip of water to hide it.

He leaned back, studying me. “College treating you okay?”

“It’s fine. Boys are boring.”

One corner of his mouth lifted. “That so?”

“Yeah. They’re all the same. Immature.”

He raised an eyebrow. “And what are you looking for then?”

The question hung in the air. I met his eyes and didn’t look away this time.

“Something real,” I said. “Someone who knows what he wants.”

Roman’s jaw tightened. He set his glass down slowly. “You should be careful saying things like that.”

“Why?”

“Because you’re twenty. And I’m not the kind...