After setting a few ground rules, Adam and Olive agree that come the end of September, they'll part ways, having gotten what they need from their arrangement. If he puts down more roots by getting involved with someone, his research funds could be released at the next budgeting meeting in about a month's time. The university is withholding funds for Adam's research out of fear that he'll leave for a better position elsewhere. But rumors start to spread, and the one-time kiss morphs into a fake relationship, especially as Adam sees there's a benefit for him. When Olive needs her best friend, Anh, to think she's dating someone so Anh will feel more comfortable getting involved with Olive's barely-an-ex, Jeremy, she impulsively kisses Adam, who happens to be standing there when Anh walks by. As a faculty member, Adam's reputation precedes him, since he's made many students cry or drop their programs entirely with his bluntness. Now, nearly three years later, Olive is fully committed to her research in pancreatic cancer at Stanford University's biology department. It's a memory that only one of them has held onto. Olive wore expired contact lenses, reducing her eyes to temporary tears, while Adam just needed to dispose of a solution. Olive Smith and professor Adam Carlsen first met in the bathroom of Adam's lab. An earnest grad student and a faculty member with a bit of a jerkish reputation concoct a fake dating scheme in this nerdy, STEM-filled contemporary romance.
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