**A standalone romance from the Finn Factor World of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author R.G. Alexander.** Ever been on a bad date? Hold my beer...My dry spell isn't voluntary. It just happened. Or didn't happen. And then... it didn't happen some more. I'm not saying I'm looking for perfection, but is hot, sweaty sex with a genuinely decent guy too much to ask? When I meet the much older and newly retired Master Sergeant Carter Willis, he definitely fits my criteria. But after he rescues me from the worst of my dating mistakes, I can't tell if he's watching my back to protect it, or because he likes what he sees.Giving romance tips to strangers is easy. This feeling I get when Carter is around is making life complicated. It feels like a thing. A forever type thing.And if there's one thing that scares me more than my accidental abstinence becoming a permanent condition... It's trusting in forever.