The Jock and the Geek (Gone Geek Book 3)
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“I swear this was going to go better last night. Fuck. Sam—will you put me out of my misery and say yes to marrying me?”
Sam blew out a breath and swiped under her eyes.
“Yes. Yes, I want to marry you.”
Oliver’s hands shook sliding the slim band on her finger. It was simple. A bit understated, but that was Sam. She was more on the inside.
“It fits,” she mumbled.
“I’m glad.” Oliver stood and pulled her to him.
She wrapped her arms around his neck.
“I think the quote you wanted was…Love is not an emotion.”
“Love is a promise. Damn, I almost remembered it.”
“Would…you be opposed to getting married today?”
“Today?”
“Yes.”
“Sam, I would love to get married to you today, but your father would kill me. Let’s wait a few weeks at least, okay?”
“Okay.” She smiled, and everything was—perfect.
Epilogue.
Samantha twisted her key in the door, her nerves making the knob slip in her fingers. Before she could unlock the apartment, the door whisked open. Oliver stood on the other side, grinning at her.
“Ready?” he asked.
“Yup. I dropped Rashae off, she and Declan are going to keep everyone busy for a while so we should be good.” She pushed past him, kicking off one pair of shoes and shoving her feet into flip-flops.
“I’ve got everything ready. You changing or—”
“Nope!” She shoved her purse into the larger tote and grasped the handle of her suit case. “Ready when you are.”
It was a lie, but if she said it enough it might become a truth.
Oliver still had that stupid, giddy grin on his face. The same one he’d been wearing since they booked this trip two weeks ago.
No one knew. And in the grand scheme of things, if Oliver didn’t work for her father, this would spell disaster, but they both figured they were due some leeway.
Oliver cupped her face and gently kissed her.
Everything stopped—the urgency to get on the road, her need for oxygen, her thoughts. The only thing that mattered was this moment. Here. With him.
“We have to leave now, or not at all.” Oliver stroked his hand down her back.
“Go.” She shoved him away. As much as she’d like nothing more than to spend a little quality alone time with him, this trip meant taking a great, big leap into the future. With Oliver by her side.
Within moments, they had their bags in hand and were out the door, piling into Oliver’s little car. Sam practically giggled, trying to fit everything for a four-day trip into the trunk. The amount of stuff they were taking with them was ridiculous, but then again wedding dresses weren’t exactly small things.
In the end, she wound up with one bag under her legs, another in her lap and one on the console between them.
“We seriously have to have another car.” She shook her head and laughed.
“How about you just get one, period?”
“Maybe I can ask Dad if that could be our wedding present?”
“You think he knows?” Oliver steered the car out of the garage and into traffic.
“No. Mom and Dad have been telling me it’s okay to not get married for a few more years.” Sam rolled her eyes.
Then again, she couldn’t fault them. What with everything going on in her sister’s lives, she could see them wanting some things to stay the same. Only, Sam was done scurrying around behind everyone’s backs. She wanted to be free to be in love with Oliver. And this was for them.
Oliver pointed the car toward the airport and reached for her hand.
In a few, short hours, they’d hit the beach and she’d become Mrs. Samantha Falcón. It had a nice ring to it.
This was a chapter of her life she was ready for, because what came next could only get better.
Oliver stared out at the ocean, his stomach in knots. The sun was touching the horizon, bathing the sky in a multitude of colors.
He’d dreamed of this day for so long.
Granted, in his dreams they had Sam’s family around them with friends mixed in, but this? This was better. Because it was for them.
“Okay, streaming in five…four…three…two…and, you’re on.” The hotel attendant tasked with manning Oliver’s cell phone gave him a thumbs up.
Oliver dropped his gaze to the screen. The light glinting off the surface made it hard to see the people watching, but he knew they were there. Rashae was instrumental to this whole plot, and she knew how to pull some crazy things out of thin air.
“Ready, young man?” The officiate smiled at him and waggled his eyebrows.
“Ready.” Oliver dug his toes into the sand and gripped the wedding band in his fingers.
The boom box blared a jazzy rendition of The Wedding March.
Oliver bit his lower lip.
Sam peaked out from one of the changing cabanas, one hand cupped over her ear.
The hotel attendant waved her on and picked up the phone, aiming the camera at her.
Oliver held his breath as she stepped out from behind the blue-striped tent.
She wore some sort of body-hugging, knee-length, beaded dress that sparkled in the setting sun. It felt as though an invisible hand wrapped around his heart, forcing it to beat in time to her steps, which were slowly coming toward him.
Sam was his future, everything precious and good in his life. He couldn’t wait to spend forever with her.
She held out her hands and he took them in his. Breathing deep he caught the scent of her perfume. She leaned closer.
“I saw one of those Lochness-Monster-looking things that were just released on the Nearby,” she whispered.
“Seriously?” He hadn’t heard of anyone actually getting one yet.
“Yeah, we need to hurry this up.”
“Uh, are you two ready?” The officiate glanced from one to the other.
Sam hunched her shoulders and chuckled.
Oliver grinned. They were complete opposites, totally wrong for each other in so many ways, and yet—they fit.
She was the best catch of his life.
You can stay up to date on the whole Gone Geek crew in Beauty and the Geek, The Vet and the Geek (part of The Crazy Cat Ladies anthology), and The Gamer and the Geek . Stay tuned for The Adorkable Girl and the Geek in 2017.
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Beauty and the Geek
Gone Geek 1
Professor Steven Kipper is used to the stares, the muttered insults. Monster. Disgusting. Gross. It's all he's ever known. Relationships suck when his date won't even go out in public with him, which is why he hasn't bothered. That is until her. The woman on the internet who gets his every quirk. He's hooked on a person he's never met. The way she gets his jokes, the uninhibited sexuality and…just talking to her. She's everything he's ever wanted, only she's a stranger. Unless he can convince her they should unplug and take their virtual relationship off-line.
Tamara Roh has heard all the insults from slut to whore and they bore her. She refuses to let other people define her. Life's tough in the gaming industry, and if she can't handle a few insults the haters will chew her up and spit her out. Her only haven is with her friends and in one very explicit chat room. On-line she can be anyone she wants to, even the normal girl-next-door who just happens to get off on dirty talk, erotic gifs and video chats from the neck down. She might not be able to trust guys in real life to see past the Hot Asian Girlfriend stereotype, but with her internet beau anonymity is her safety net. The only problem is…she's falling for a man who thinks she's someone else.
The Vet and the Geek
Gone Geek 2
When veterinarian Raul is reunited with his long lost cat he gets a lot more than he bargained for in Miranda, the curvy, sassy woman who can wipe the floor with his subpar gaming skills. But Miranda doesn�
��t know if Raul is flirting with her, or if he’s the stalker she’s lived in fear of for years. Is he the crazy cat guy of her dreams, or is he the man who wants her—dead or alive?
The Gamer and the Geek
Gone Geek 4
Rashae Grant should be over the moon. Her life-long dream of creating original art for a board game is finally happening. Except the campaign manager, a sinfully sexy Irishman, can't seem to stand her. At every meeting she's talked over and her designs picked apart. What's the point of getting to work on her dream if she doesn't even recognize it anymore?
Declan Loveridge has staked everything on the success of this project, and if pulling it off means he has to breathe down Rashae's neck, he'll have to ignore the way she smiles, the twinkle in her eye and how she makes him laugh when he shouldn't. One ill-advised kiss turns into many, and soon the holiday nights are heating up from more than just the kettle.
Friends with benefits is the perfect solution to their problems. Disagreements are better solved between the sheets, but Declan has never been a man to settle, and Rashae doesn't know how to lead without her heart. While the lovers are busy creating a masterpiece, another kind of artist is out to take them for everything they've got. A scam turns into a scandal this holiday season in The Gamer and the Geek.
Book List
Gone Geek
Beauty and the Geek
The Vet and the Geek
The Jock and the Geek
The Gamer and the Geek
The Adorkable Girl and the Geek
The Star and the Geek
Aegis Group
Blind: Killer Instincts
Dangerous Attraction
Dangerous in Training
Dangerous Games
Dangerous Assignment
Dangerous Protector
Hot Rides
Drive
Shift
Chase
Bayou Bound
Picture Her Bound
Duty Bound
Bound Memories
Bound & Tamed
Other BDSM Titles
Committed: Drug of Desire
Entrusted: Drug of Desire
Bound with Pearls
Collar Me in Paris
Festive Seduction
Electric Engagement
So Inked
Under His Skin
The Harder He Falls
His Marriage Bargain
Standalone Titles
Falling for His Best Friend
Dream Vacation (free read)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
It can never be said that NYT & USA Today Bestselling author Sidney Bristol has had a ‘normal’ life. She is a recovering roller derby queen, former missionary, tattoo addict and board game enthusiast. She grew up in a motor-home on the US highways (with an occasional jaunt into Canada and Mexico), traveling the rodeo circuit with her parents. Sidney has lived abroad in both Russia and Thailand, working with children and teenagers. She now lives in Texas where she spends her time writing, reading, hunting Pokemon, playing board games and catering to her furry overlords, aka the cats.
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