Maxwell Jones spots Summer Johnson across a Birmingham pool hall and spends the rest of the night working up the nerve to approach her. He leaves without introducing himself, so the last place he expects to see her again is the Jefferson County district attorney’s office. Summer is the prosecutor gathering statements in a string of break-ins, and Maxwell is one of the victims.

What starts as a meeting to sign paperwork turns into dinner and a conversation neither wants to end. Maxwell makes his intentions clear with flowers, a surprise lunch, and another evening at the pool hall. Summer is drawn to him, even as a rivalry at work threatens to spill into her personal life. When Maxwell asks what she’s holding back, Summer tells him there are some things she can only show him.

Over dinner at her apartment, Summer invites Maxwell into her private world of dominance and submission. He’s caught off guard by how much he enjoys letting her take control. By the next day, he can barely concentrate at work. He’s falling for Summer, and he’s already looking up what he wants to try with her next.