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

They received a rowdy round of applause when he blew some—attempted—enthusiastic kisses and waves. Right before Maya would tap out the tempo for their first song, Dexter whirled around to stop her.


“Hang on,” he told her and Maddie. “I’m gonna…just gimme a sec, kay?”


Giving them no chance to reply and no further explanation, Dexter stepped up to the mic and the first round of stage fright he could ever remember bubbled through him.


His eyes sought out the only person who mattered right now. Colin wasn’t talking to everyone anymore and, if Dexter wasn’t imagining things, it looked like he was trying not to glance up at him. He did though. Colin caught his gaze and the second he did, Dexter started playing. He played the song only he and Colin knew.


Dexter only got through the first few lines of Colin’s Songbefore Colin shot out of his chair and bolted out of the bar.


Chapter 81