The Last Person by Bethany Monaco Smith

What do you do when you think you might be falling for your best friend and teammate? Move in with him and force yourself to face your feelings, of course.

From the moment I first met Brian Ackley in a sweat soaked football locker room, I was drawn to him. But over the last year, our friendship has grown and deepened into something more. I went from the party guy down to go out and hook up every night to wanting to stay in and spend my evenings on the couch with Brian. The problem is, I don’t know if I’m stuck in a rut, or if Brian is the man of my dreams—the only man I’ve ever wanted.
When we’re both forced to move out of our neighboring apartments, I take a risk and ask him to move into a penthouse—with me. There’s no better way to face my complicated feelings than to confront them head-on, right?
But once we’re living together, it quickly becomes clear, I’m not stuck in a rut, I’m stuck on him. More than stuck. I’m falling hard and fast for my quiet, introverted, plant daddy best friend. Now I just have to find the strength to admit my feelings to Brian, because I’m certain that fate didn’t bring us together to be teammates—it brought us together as soulmates.

The Last Person is a low angst, friends to lovers rom-com featuring an introverted, soft spoken plant daddy who loves to crochet, an upbeat, vibrant wide receiver who loves all things romance and drama, lots of pining and tension, a bi (or pan) awakening, a meddling friend group, plenty of sweet and spicy moments, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

This is book 5 of the Baker Girls series. Though characters crossover and stories loosely interconnect, all books can be read as complete standalones.