{"product_id":"not-so-nice-guy-9781649378842","title":"Not So Nice Guy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Oh my god. Who is \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI get asked this question a lot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Oh him?\" I reply. \"That's just Ian.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust\u003c\/i\u003e Ian is the biggest understatement of the century. Just the Mona Lisa. Just the Taj Mahal. Just Ian, with his boring ol' washboard abs and dime-a-dozen dimpled smile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust Ian is...just my best friend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe're extremely close, stuck so deep inside a Jim-and-Pam-style friendzone everyone at work assumes we're a couple--that is until one day, word spreads through the teacher's lounge that he's single. *Fair game. Suddenly, it's open season on Ian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe should be reveling in all the newfound attention, but to our mutual surprise, the only attention he seems to want is \u003ci\u003emine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's turning our formerly innocent nightly chats into X-rated phone calls. Our playful banter sports a new, dangerous edge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI want to assume he's playing a prank on me, just pushing my buttons like always--but when Ian lifts me onto the desk in my classroom and slides his hands up my skirt, he doesn't leave a lot of room for confusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'm a little scared of things going south, of losing my best friend because I can't keep my hands to myself. So, I'm just going to back away and not return this earth-shattering kiss--\u003ci\u003eoh who am I kidding\u003c\/i\u003e?! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodbye Ian, ol' buddy, ol' pal! \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelloooo mister not so nice guy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Entangled: Amara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649378842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352","brand":"R. S. Grey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45187190030517,"sku":"9781649378842","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d95f8db8-d6e7-4e0b-92d7-4c577c3acddc.jpg?v=1742271390","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/not-so-nice-guy-9781649378842","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}