Hooking Up Series by Ellouise Liston

College was supposed to be the start of something new . .. and boy, was it! 
I saw my college experience in my head: studying for my dream job in one of the big 5 publishing houses, hanging out with my friends, being there for my sister and enjoying my new dorm room . .. but nothing would’ve prepared me for my new dorm neighbor. Blue eyed, six foot pain in my butt! You think I’m kidding? Ha! Well let me tell you:. 1. He plays his music too loud and turns it up when I try to study. 2... moreCollege was supposed to be the start of something new . .. and boy, was it! 
I saw my college experience in my head: studying for my dream job in one of the big 5 publishing houses, hanging out with my friends, being there for my sister and enjoying my new dorm room . .. but nothing would’ve prepared me for my new dorm neighbor. Blue eyed, six foot pain in my butt! You think I’m kidding? Ha! Well let me tell you:. 1. He plays his music too loud and turns it up when I try to study. 2. He steals my favorite booth at the local diner. 3. He purposefully chases away my dates
And what’s worse? 4. One drunken night of weakness leads me to getting knocked up by him. Try having a baby with someone you hate, I dare you. less

I’ve lived a life of privilege and expectation. My plans were set out for me by my parents so I never really thought about my own life, until I was forced to make those decisions. With my parents gone and my brother and I on our own, I’m forced to make the hard decisions and that’s how I ended up rooming with my best friend’s boyfriend's grumpy and troubled older brother, Riley... moreI’ve lived a life of privilege and expectation. My plans were set out for me by my parents so I never really thought about my own life, until I was forced to make those decisions. With my parents gone and my brother and I on our own, I’m forced to make the hard decisions and that’s how I ended up rooming with my best friend’s boyfriend's grumpy and troubled older brother, Riley. I should be grateful for a roof over my head, but instead, I’m trying to hide my flirty glances at his cute behind, trying to muffle my moans late at night when I think of him sleeping so close, and I start to wonder if this situation is better than being homeless. To make matters worse, I managed to get a job working in the bar downstairs with Riley. He is always there and getting more tempting each day and I just don’t know how long I can hold out and keep things friendly. I’ve had countless hook-ups over the years but each day I spend with Riley, as he shows me that I can be strong and independent, as he constantly tests me, as he teaches me to fight for myself, he is proving that he is more than any hook-up. But am I more to him? less

I’m a hopeless romantic who fell for someone I wasn’t supposed to: My friends twin brother, Hunter. It was just supposed to be a secret friends with benefits relationship to help scratch an itch we desperately needed scratched, but it became more for me until I lost him. Only a few months have passed since the biggest mistake of my life and the man I see before me now, is not the man I fell in love with... moreI’m a hopeless romantic who fell for someone I wasn’t supposed to: My friends twin brother, Hunter. It was just supposed to be a secret friends with benefits relationship to help scratch an itch we desperately needed scratched, but it became more for me until I lost him. Only a few months have passed since the biggest mistake of my life and the man I see before me now, is not the man I fell in love with. This man is broken and hates the world, he looks at me like he hates me and refuses to touch me even though I crave it. Now we are forced to pretend like nothing happened as we hang out with friends even though it kills me. We are forced to work side by side in a disability center and with each passing day, it becomes harder to keep my distance. But as time goes on, I start to see glimpses of the boy I left behind and I start to think that maybe this time, I can stay, that we can actually have a future. less