Chaos & the Geek | Elizabeth Stevens
Amber How do you politely refuse when the only guy to star in any of your dirty fantasies has just offered to put you up for the foreseeable future and your brothers just accepted like you were in fact still thirteen and couldnt make decisions for yourself? You dont. And, you end up with a roommate who wears a very good elegant mask over the rough and tumble, bad boy core I remember far too well. Only, its ten years later and Im even nerdier than I used to be. Its ten years later and I couldnt look worse. Its ten years later and I cant keep one guy. Its ten years later and my brother still teases me mercilessly in front of him. Its ten years later and Kit somehow looks even better than the guy I spent my formative years crushing on. So, theres not only the issue that hes my older brothers best friend, but also a sex-god this virgin can barely talk to. But that certainly never stopped me from drooling over him and it wouldnt stop me now. Hes so far out of my league, I wouldnt even clean in his league. Except, there might just be a smouldering heat in Kits eyes that suggests hes not quite as out of my league as I thought. Just maybe, this geek is about to get a whole lot of chaos. Kit When I find out about my best mates little sisters situation, the offer is out of my mouth before I can stop it; Hawks like a brother to me even if Ambers never looked twice at me. I could never tell if she was scared of me or hated me. But the deal is done. Shes going to bring her bedraggled self upstairs to my penthouse and live with me for as long as she needs. I see the pain she hides away, I see the lack of confidence despite how smart she is, how good. If theres something Ive learned, its that confidence makes all the difference. So, it becomes my mission to help Amber find her confidence. But I find more than confidence in her and suddenly Im seeing my best mates little sister completely differently. Ive never known what to say to her. Shes always been good and studious and sweet. Shes always been so far out of my league I wouldnt even carry bags in that league. Her face is a mask that tells me nothing in between the sparse words that come out of her mouth. Except, there might be something in the way she smiles at me that gives me hope Im not as far out of her league as I thought. It might just be time that this chaos gets a little geek. Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax.