Teach Me a Lesson

Mia wants to stop being a wallflower, and she asks the one man she trusts to show her how dating works. He is her brother's best friend and also her roommate, and he has a reputation for getting involved with a lot of women in the city. He is the narrator, and he knows that saying yes is a bad idea.

He has known Mia since childhood, and she has always been special to him. The lessons start with advice, then move on to kissing and to practice in his bed. Her brother has no idea, and if he finds out, the narrator's future is on the line. The two also work together, so keeping the arrangement secret means hiding it in the office as well as at home.

The narrator tells the story in the first person, and the stakes are split in two. One is the threat of her brother's fists. The other is the risk that a favour meant to be temporary leaves him wanting the rest of his life with her.

This is a romantic comedy with an open-door heat level. The tropes are childhood friends to lovers, roommates, coworkers, forced proximity, a secret relationship and a brother's best friend falling for the forbidden sister. The tone is light and playful, and the pace stays quick because the two are never apart.