The Striker

Content Warning: This section of the guide discusses sexual content and death.

Asher takes Scarlett on a surprise first official date. Earl drives them to a private mansion, where the famous chef Sebastian Laurent gives them cooking classes. Scarlett feels at ease throughout. Over dinner alone, Scarlett opens up about her relationship with Rafael. Rafael broke up with her almost immediately after the accident and quickly started dating someone new. Asher is furious and admits he always knew Rafael was a bad guy.

Asher enjoys the next few weeks with Scarlett, glad for the distraction from football. After a session together one day, Asher compliments Scarlett’s dancing progress. They take a bath together, talking intimately and washing each other. They engage in oral sex and foreplay until the doorbell rings. Scarlett races to the door, and Asher hears her greeting Vincent.

Scarlett tries fielding Vincent’s questions, worried he’ll discover Asher in the next room. She lies and says someone from RAB is over. Vincent confronts her, revealing that he saw a picture of her and Clive together online. She quashes the discussion and hurries him out the door. Then she and Asher discuss how they’ll tell Vincent about their relationship. He’s home sooner than expected; they’d planned to share the news of their relationship when he returned to London at the end of the summer.