Colin Hunt, a vivacious and outspoken art student, is a comic-reading, anime-loving, all-around geek. What he lacks in size, he most definitely makes up for in personality. But things have been tough for him lately. A heavy workload. A showcase to prepare for his final. A sick mother to take care of. Ever the optimist, he's more interested in finding someone to have some fun with rather than finding anyone serious. For Dexter Erikson, life has been difficult ever since an accident left him in foster care and cost him part of his arm. After discovering music therapy, he found an outlet for his pain and the perfect way to express himself. Now, sporting tattoos and piercings, Dexter is the lead singer of a pretty kick-ass punk rock band and owns the stage like it's nobody's business. He’s also goofy and dorky, shy and bashful, with a bad habit of falling in love yet a horrible fear of commitment. So what happens when vivacious geek meets shy punk rocker? The first answer is a lot of sex. The second answer might bring both Colin and Dexter to places they never dreamed possible.

Rock and Roll Chose Me

At 3:30 A.M. Colin still sat at his work desk, going over and over and over this stupid design that he couldn’t get right. He stretched his arms up high, dropping his right over his head when he heard his phone buzzing. His first thought was Dexter, and it made him smile. He’d already gotten the text to tell him he’d arrived home safe and sound hours ago. Possible that it was from Shaun or Liz, who knew he was having Dexter over tonight. Both had been kind enough to remain quiet throughout, though.


It wasn’t from any of them, anyway. Turned out to be from Daisuke. A picture. A selfie of him in bed with Dexter—his prosthesis off for the night—passed out and curled up next to him. There was a message with it.


Daisuke: Just so you know, this fucker is a bed hog.


Colin shook his head, confused by the entire situation.


Daisuke: Because SOME asshole made him watch a scary movie!!!


Chapter 22