Magnolia Timmidd has spent her life keeping everything under control—her feelings, her future, and especially her place in a friend group that’s been together since childhood. But when Gabriel Maddox starts looking at her like she’s the one thing he can’t afford to want, control starts to slip. With pole dancing as her escape, rugby as his outlet, and a shared history neither of them can ignore, Magnolia and Gabriel find themselves stuck between loyalty, longing, and all the things they’re not supposed to feel.