Beyond The Game: A Rowing Romance

The Captain. The New Rower. The dirty secret they can't keep off the water.

Freddy is the disciplined, senior-squad Captain of a historic West London boat club. A corporate architect , he lives by the clock: 5 AM training, tight work deadlines, and zero emotional distractions. When his intense focus is broken by a gorgeous blonde guy in an upscale Richmond café, Freddy's perfect schedule is thrown overboard.

Andy, a semi-pro photographer with a knack for trouble, is new to the club's development squad. He should be focused on proving his athletic worth, but all his attention-and his most explicit fantasies-are suddenly focused on the beautiful, snobbish rower he keeps having awkward encounters with.

Their lives clash in the damp, gritty locker room , where Freddy is caught semi-naked in tight white briefs and Andy's flirtatious demeanour confirms the mutual attraction. A chance meeting over Canadian oysters and Taittinger champagne at a swanky Fulham restaurant turns their casual connection into a high-stakes game of seduction. From judging fine dining to revealing an explicit photograph on a phone screen, the line between team-mates and reckless lust blurs completely.

They are athletes. They are team-mates. And in the humid, secretive corners of the boat club, they might just become each other's dirtiest secret.

If you love sizzling tension, high-stakes sport, and unexpected encounters, grab this fast-paced, high-heat short story. It's the perfect taste of what happens when two athletes let their desire run wild.