Chicago Cats

A year has passed since gaming streamer Kai Reid watched his long-term relationship crumble to pieces, and he's still struggling to stitch himself back together.

Even an incredible hookup with volleyball star Atticus Mills, the NVA's resident playboy, couldn't pull Kai out of his past.

Six months after their one-night stand, Atticus has resigned himself to the friend zone. But when Kai suddenly needs a place to crash for a week, right before the start of the season, Atticus jumps at the opportunity to offer up his spare bedroom. What's the worst that could happen? They are friends, after all.

But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes for Atticus to hide his feelings, especially when his teammates think Kai is just another fling-of-the-week. Even Kai struggles to ignore the physical attraction building between them, while fending off offers of friendship from his ex that threaten to keep him tethered to the painful past he wants to escape. All the while, together, they take in a stray kitten who turns out to be an absolute menace.

Can Atticus break past the reputation he's built for himself and convince Kai that there is something more between them? Can Kai finally come to terms with the fact that his life irrevocably changed a year ago? And will they ever come to an agreement on a name for their new pet?