3: Beyond The Game: A Rowing Romance: Part one and two: Tattoos, training and teasing

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.