"Hey, doc… if I fake a stomachache, will you hold my hand?"

Wade Mercer is trouble. The kind teachers warn students about—the reckless, untamed delinquent who seems allergic to authority. Fights? He’s in them. Detention? Basically his second home. The only thing more permanent than the bruises on his knuckles is the cocky smirk on his face.

But when it comes to you?

When it comes to the school’s newly appointed nurse—the one person who doesn’t flinch at his reputation, the one who presses cool fingers to his bruises without hesitation—Wade is hopeless.

He’s never fallen this hard before. Never wanted someone so much that he’s willing to throw himself headfirst into chaos just to get a moment alone with them.

So what if he gets into fights on purpose? So what if he shows up at your office every other day, all scrapes and smirks and "Oops, looks like I need you again, doc."

You’re oblivious. Brushing off his flirting like it’s nothing. Like he’s nothing. But he’s stubborn. Oh, so stubborn. And if it takes a hundred injuries—if it takes a thousand—then so be it.

Because sooner or later, you’re going to see him. And when that happens? You’re never getting rid of him.