{"product_id":"bxosbd-not-so-nice-guy-9781649378842","title":"Not So Nice Guy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Oh my god. Who is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ethat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI get asked this question a lot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Oh him?” I reply. “That’s just Ian.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ian is the biggest understatement of the century. Just the Mona Lisa. Just the Taj Mahal. Just Ian, with his boring ol’ washboard abs and dime-a-dozen dimpled smile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust Ian is…just my best friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe’re extremely close, stuck so deep inside a Jim-and-Pam-style friendzone everyone at work assumes we’re a couple―that is until one day, word spreads through the teacher’s lounge that he’s single. *Fair game. Suddenly, it’s open season on Ian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe should be reveling in all the newfound attention, but to our mutual surprise, the only attention he seems to want is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe’s turning our formerly innocent nightly chats into X-rated phone calls. Our playful banter sports a new, dangerous edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI want to assume he’s playing a prank on me, just pushing my buttons like always―but when Ian lifts me onto the desk in my classroom and slides his hands up my skirt, he doesn’t leave a lot of room for confusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’m a little scared of things going south, of losing my best friend because I can’t keep my hands to myself. So, I’m just going to back away and not return this earth-shattering kiss―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eoh who am I kidding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGoodbye Ian, ol’ buddy, ol’ pal!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelloooo mister not so nice guy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Entangled Publishing, Llc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43607880073422,"sku":"9781649378842","price":34.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781649378842_a.png?v=1784624551","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.live\/products\/bxosbd-not-so-nice-guy-9781649378842","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}