{"product_id":"not-so-nice-guy","title":"Not So Nice Guy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Oh my god. Who is that?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI get asked this question a lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Oh him?\" I reply. \"That's just Ian.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust Ian is...just my best friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe should be reveling in all the newfound attention, but to our mutual surprise, the only attention he seems to want is mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's turning our formerly innocent nightly chats into X-rated phone calls. Our playful banter sports a new, dangerous edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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--oh who am I kidding?!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoodbye Ian, ol' buddy, ol' pal!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelloooo mister not so nice guy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Depot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47738916372643,"sku":"9781649378842","price":13.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/8588\/4579\/files\/9781649378842.jpg?v=1780585902","url":"https:\/\/www.bellhousebooks.com\/products\/not-so-nice-guy","provider":"Bell House Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}