Dean Di Laurentis was a one night thing. 5 years ago in college. Y/N never thought she’d fall pregnant after a one night stand with him. But she did. 5 years later and she has a 5 year old little girl. Dean is a big NHL star and they watch him every night play on TV. She feels the guilt. Wanting to tell him, but how? It’s been 5 years.
Dean Di Laurentis was a one night thing. 2 and a half years ago in college. Y/N never thought she’d fall pregnant after a one night stand with him. But she did. 2 years later and she has a 2 year old little girl. Dean is a big NHL star and they watch him every night play on TV. She feels the guilt. Wanting to tell him, but how? It’s been 2 years.
You’ve spent years being Summer Di Laurentis’ best friend, which means you’ve also spent years being around her older brother, Dean. To you, Dean was always just the charming, arrogant guy who loved teasing you and pushing your buttons. He was your best friend’s brother—the one person you knew you were never supposed to fall for. But somewhere between the late-night conversations, playful arguments, and moments that linger a little too long, Dean starts becoming something more. The problem? Summer is your person. Your best friend. Your family. And falling for her brother could change everything. Because when the line between friendship and something deeper starts to disappear, you’ll have to decide whether protecting the friendship you’ve always had is worth walking away from the one person who makes your heart race.
Y/N never expected to fall for her roommate’s boyfriend. Dean Di Laurentis is confident, charming, and completely off-limits. But after one unexpected moment alone, innocent glances turn into secret conversations, and secret conversations become something neither of them can walk away from. Maddie trusts Y/N completely. Dean is supposed to love her. And Y/N knows she’s crossing a line she can never uncross. Because some secrets are too dangerous to keep—and some feelings are impossible to forget.
You’ve spent your entire life at the rink. As Coach Jensen’s daughter, the hockey team is your second family—and Dean Di Laurentis has been part of your life for years. He’s your best friend. Your biggest pain in the ass. The guy who steals your food, steals your hoodies, and knows you better than almost anyone. You’ve never questioned your friendship. Until one day, something changes. The teasing feels different. The lingering looks last longer. And suddenly, Dean isn’t just the hockey player you’ve grown up with. He’s the guy you’re starting to fall for. There’s only one problem. Your dad is his coach. And Coach Jensen has made one thing very clear: His players don’t date his daughter. Dean knows the rule. So do you. But neither of you expected breaking it to feel this good.
Dean Di Laurentis is insufferable. He’s loud, overly charming, flirts with anything that moves, hardly takes anything seriously, and roams the campus as if the world had treated him exceptionally well. Dean loves attention. He loves people. Parties. Chaos. Physical contact. Bad decisions and situations from which other never talk their way out as easily as he can. The worst part? It works Dean has this maddening ability to brighten up any room the moment he walks in. People automatically laugh more when he’s around, even if they really want to be annoyed by him. But behind his endless humor and that ‘I really don’t give a damn’ facade, there’s a whole lot more than most people realize. Dean observes everything. Too much…. He remembers things that no one ever wanted noticed. And although he comes off as someone who never gets serious, there are moments when his entire energy shifts - calm, alert, almost dangerously direct. Especially with Y/N. Because between Y/N there was no sweet first encounter. No nervous tension. No shy curiosity. Only war. Constant provocation, debates, looks full of irritated aggression. Way too personal remarks and that unbelievably exhausting dynamic where no one can really tell whether Y/N and him truly despise each other… or are just paying far too much attention to one another. Dean calls Y/N a problem. Y/N calls Dean a catastrophe. And yet, Y/N and him always end up encountering one another.
After losing her older sister to cancer, Y/N struggles to cope with the grief of a life forever changed. In a moment of heartbreak, she sends one last text to her sister’s old phone number—never expecting a response. But the number now belongs to Dean Di Laurentis, a Briar University hockey player whose unexpected kindness turns a simple wrong number into an unforgettable connection. As friendship grows into something deeper, Y/N must learn that moving forward doesn’t mean leaving her sister behind, and Dean discovers that sometimes love finds you when you least expect it.
You’ve always believed love belonged in books. As a bookworm and aspiring writer, you’ve spent years creating romance stories from the safety of your own world, convinced that real love could never compare to the ones you write. Then you meet Dean Di Laurentis. Briar University’s hockey star is everything you should avoid—confident, charming, and known for never taking relationships seriously. You’re the opposite: quiet, cautious, and waiting for someone who makes every first worth it. One night changes everything. Dean becomes the first person you trust enough to give your heart—and your first time—to. But afterward, everything falls apart, and the two of you stop talking, leaving behind unanswered feelings and a connection neither of you can forget. Until Dean comes back. What starts as secret conversations turns into stolen moments and a hidden relationship neither of you is ready to admit. Because everyone knows Dean Di Laurentis as the guy who never settles down. But no one knows he’s falling for the girl who would rather spend the night reading than partying. Sometimes the best love stories aren’t the ones you write—they’re the ones you never saw coming.
One night turned you into the most talked-about girl on campus. Everyone thinks they know exactly who you are, but Dean Di Laurentis is determined to find out who you really are—and the closer he gets, the more dangerous those old rumors become.
You hate Dean Di Laurentis. He’s cocky, flirtatious, infuriating—and unfortunately, impossible to resist. One stupid party leads to one unexpected kiss, and suddenly, the guy you swore you couldn’t stand becomes your biggest secret. No feelings. No jealousy. No questions. Simple. Until Dean starts breaking every rule. And maybe the biggest problem isn’t that you’re falling for him. It’s that he might be falling for you, too.
