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C.H.A.O.S. Chapter Six: Family Dinner
Carley "So what are you doing tonight Moon-bear?" My mom asks while I work on my assignments at the kitchen table. She is cooking spaghetti tonight alongside her girlfriend Lidia. Lidia and Storm both moved in with us in July after we'd been back in Palamino Bay for several months. They are both from another southern state town in a city called Blanche which is where Storm grew up. It's a wonder I didn't run into the Chaos boys before today. Lidia has helped my mom, Amy, in the process of mourning my father and twin brother. Lidia and my mom needed each other in the beginning and their friendship morphed into love over the years. I couldn't be happier for them both finding love again. "I'm going up to the loft to work on my assignments and the boys are coming over," I reply to her. My mother frowns at me. "I know what you're thinking mom. The boys had nothing to do with the bullying or the depression. They can't be held responsible for the actions of others. They tried to hel
C.H.A.O.S. Chapter Seven: The Past in the Loft
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C.H.A.O.S. Chapter Eight: Give Me That Crown
Carley "We had a drunken one-night-stand, " I say quickly holding my hands up in a placating gesture before they attempt to leave. "Hold on boys, before you go castrating him, we are just friends now. That one-night stand clarified that we work better as platonic friends. He is also living with us temporarily. Our mothers are a couple," I say and the guys relax back in their seats. "So you guys are basically step-siblings, " Weston states with an adorable confused look on his handsome face. "Pretty much, " I affirm with a shrug. "Besides he is in love with his childhood best friend. His three friends are in love with her too, but I've only ever met Jensen and JT. I've never met Carter because he didn't work at the ranch with us," I say. "What guys are currently outside with him now? The two you know?" Arson asks. "Yep. Jensen and JT are my casual sex partners," I chirp goading Arson in retaliation for his lunchtime debacle. I'm thankful Lachlan and Weston both dog pile on t
C.H.A.O.S. Chapter Nine: Say Goodnight
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C.H.A.O.S. Chapter Ten: Poor Bandaging Equals Sleepover
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C.H.A.O.S. Chapter Eleven: He Cooks Better Than Me
Carley I'm in the kitchen setting out all the items Jase requested for him to cook since I took a shower and got ready for morning classes before he did. He is going to cook breakfast when he is done. I can't remember the last time I fell asleep so quickly. Jase's heartbeat is a much better sleeping aid than anything else I've tried. "Okay, sweetheart, I'm going to help you learn how to make breakfast burritos this morning," Jase stays pressing his body close to mine. Hand over hand, he has me mixing ingredients and cooking meat and eggs in a frying pan. He is a very hands-on instructor, which my body more than appreciates. The man is even showing me how to make tortillas from scratch. Storm walks in the backdoor from outside to see Jase and me spreading the dough. The tortilla dough. Get your mind out of the gutter. "Did he stay the night?" Storm asks gruffly. He sits at the kitchen table watching us closely. Instead of wearing a pearl snap shirt and straw cowboy hat like h
C.H.A.O.S. Chapter Twelve: Who Are You Riding With?
"This is weird," Storm mutters to me as he helps me clear the table. "Not really," I say grabbing a rag to wash the table. "The normalcy is nice." Storm sighs, "If you want normal I can have JT and Jen join us for meals." "Storm, that's what I..." "So who riding with this morning, babe?" Arson asks interrupting our hushed conversation while he put the dishes Jase hands him into the washing machine. "I bought my bike." Storm scoffs in disgust, "Of course, he rides a motorcycle." Arson chuckles instead of taking offense to his tone. " Yeah, well, it's all I got since Weston wrecked my car. I haven't found the time to work on rebuilding her yet." Thunder claps, and the sound of rainfall on the tin roof and window proceeds. Arson's smile fades away and his mouth hangs open in shock. Jase smirks. "Didn't check the weather this morning. Did you Ashley?" Jase taunts Arson. I let out a snort and giggle. Since middle school, whenever Arson would do something idiotic we would
C.H.A.O.S. Chapter Thirteen: Moon Bear and Lock Bear
Carley Lachlan and Weston are walking with me to the parking lot. We all decided to go somewhere for lunch today, so I have a man on either arm currently. "Do you have any afternoon classes today?" Lachlan asks and I shake my head no. "How about later when I drop Wes off to get his mom car so he can pick up his brothers, you and I go for a ride?" He asks walking up to a gunmetal grey car that is as sexy as Jase's. "Aren't you sweet, asshole?" Weston grumbles sarcastically giving Lachlan the middle finger. Lachlan flips him off in return and sticks his tongue out at his friend. I chuckle to myself, then beam at Lachlan. "Sounds great, Lock Bear!" I chirp excitedly eyeing his car. "Perfect, let's go then, Moon Bear. You'll have to ride in Wes's lap," Lachlan says before sliding into the driver's seat. I shrug my shoulders. "Fine with me. You good with it West Bear?" I ask Weston. He pulls me into his body. "Of course, baby girl," he purrs sliding a finger down the side of m
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