Chapter 1
Gemma
I can't understand how a human as shitty as my sister Paige could end up bagging such an amazing guy. Paige and her boyfriend Connor are both in college. This is her first year at Shadowcrest University. Our father is a law professor there and both of our parents are alumni so she was able to get in despite her less than stellar academic record.
Connor Boarshead is a Sophomore. His situation is similar to ours in that his father is an alumni and a professor of Native American Studies at the university. Despite the fact that his parents are loaded he got in with a full ride football scholarship. He's also in a fraternity which means he lives on campus in a frat house. I know from that description he probably sounds insufferable. That's what I was expecting when Paige brought him home, but I was wrong.
I'm a Senior...in high school. Lame I know, but not any lamer than my sister's entire existence. It's not that I hate my sister. I mean I do but it's not like I don't have plenty of good reasons. My biggest problem with her is that she's selfish and mean to anyone she's not trying to impress. That mostly includes Connor and our parents. She's got them fooled.
Speak of Lilith and she shall arise. "Lilith..." I greet as my sister enters the kitchen. She glares at me but before she can respond with one of her many snide remarks Conner rounds the corner. She somewhat successfully wipes the sneer off her face and replaces it with a nasty fake smile.
"Hey sis." She says as she walks to him and wraps her arms around his waist. Her expression turns smug as he wraps his arm around her shoulder. When she looks from me up at him her face gets soft. If I didn't know better I'd think she might actually care about him. I suddenly feel like barfing.
I start to pack up my school stuff so that I can go anywhere else but here as he says, "Hey Gemma." I look up as I zip my bag and say, "Hey Conner." His eyes hold mine for a long second before I force myself to look away. He is so hot. What a freaking waste.
Actually I'm not sure hot is the right word. Connor is beautiful. I've never met anyone that looks quite like him. He's half Japanese and half Native American. Choctaw I think. He's got beautiful copper skin and long silky jet black hair that he usually wears in a braid down his back. His soulful dark eyes denote his east Asian heritage and are so dark they almost look black. He is tall, 6' 2'' according to his football stats, not that I care enough to look them up or anything. Let's just say he's built like the quarterback he is.
I watch him drop his arm from her shoulder, but she remains awkwardly latched on to his side. "Can I ask why you always call Paige Lilith? It's not her middle name. I've asked her and she doesn't seem to know why either." I smirk at her then look back to him and say, "She knows why but I'll tell you anyway. Lilith is the mother demon, wife of the devil, queen of hell. I think you get the idea." He frowns at me and says, "That seems mean, Gem." I blush at the nickname he uses for me and say, "Yes she is." Then I turn and leave. I don't need to listen to him lecture me about the merits of my demon sister.
I open the sliding glass door and walk across the pool deck to the pool house. Unlike Connor, Paige still currently still lives at home. It's convenient since we live like two blocks from campus. When the topic of living arrangements originally came up our parents had different opinions. My father suggested the dorms while my mother was hoping Paige would rush and pledge Kappa, meaning she would stay at the Kappa house.
She refused to rush, which surprised me. She also complained about slumming it in the dorms. I think she was hoping our parents would get her her own place. They refused because she's a spoiled brat that can't be trusted and is probably totally incapable of taking care of herself. They didn't say that of course, but that's why I would've said no if I was them.
Unfortunately she was able to convince them to renovate the storage space above the garage so that she could still be "independent". They agreed and now she's got her own little apartment up there. The truth is she did this because she heard me talking to my friend Ashley on the phone about how I wanted to do it. That's a nasty habit of hers.
Anyway, because my parents are nothing if not fair I convinced them that if she got a bigger room. I should get a bigger room. Lucky for me all the bedrooms are the same size except the master. So I presented the perfect solution. I convinced them that letting me move to the pool house would make things fair.
Of course the bedroom out here is actually a little smaller, but I mentioned I would let it go and not complain to them about it because the rest of the house balances out the lost space. That made them start to cave because it made them feel like they were winning. They were still a little hesitant, but they finally came around when I pointed out that Paige and I are only a year apart and I'll be eighteen soon anyway.
Honestly I think they agreed more because with us both out of the house they could have less drama and more privacy too. As a bonus Paige was absolutely livid when she found out. So despite stealing my idea and getting exactly what she wanted she still wasn't happy. Then again she's never happy.
According to Paige's constant bitching, between her living at home and him living at the Gamma House their combined living situations make it difficult for them to get time alone. A fact which I personally find endlessly amusing but I digress.
When I get to my room I get everything set out on my bed and stretch out on my stomach so that I can pick up where I left off on my homework. Unlike my sister I've actually put some effort into school. If I can keep it up I'll hopefully be named valedictorian when I graduate in May.
Connor
I watch the most beautiful woman I've ever seen walk away. Like somebody once said I hate to see her go but I fucking love to watch her leave. I'm distracted from the view of her perfect ass by the sound of my girlfriend's nasally whine. "Connor honey, don't feel like you need to talk to her just because she's here." I look down as she shifts to stand in front of me.
She keeps her arms wrapped around me and presses her body against mine as she says, "I know you're trying to be nice, but it's not necessary." I sigh and wrap my arms around her. She's hot but she's freaking exhausting. It used to be bearable, but now I can barely stand to be in the same room with her most of the time. Especially when the topic of her sister comes up.
"She's your family Paige. I'm going to be nice to her because I care about you." That's not a total lie. I know there was a time when I did have feelings for Paige. Otherwise I wouldn't have taken her virginity. I'm not a monster. Deep down I knew better. I knew how much it meant to her. I should've waited longer to be sure of my feelings, but she was putting on the pressure and a guy has needs.
Unfortunately my lack of self control came back to bite me in the ass. The day after we fucked for the first time she introduced me to her family. That was the day I met Gemma and I knew as soon as I saw her that I fucked up bad. I've tried to make it work with Paige. I've tried to ignore my feelings for her sister, but I just can't anymore.
Paige gets distracted by her phone going off and finally releases her hold on me. "It's Kara. I told her we could go shopping. Do you want to come honey?" She asks. I chuckle and say "Nah I'm good. I'm going to head back to campus and hang with the guys." I walk her to her car and she drives off. After she leaves I sit in my car trying to fight my need to see Gemma again.
Nobody else is here. If I move my car nobody will know I'm here because nobody will see me go to the pool house. I think back to the way she looked at me in the kitchen. Then the image of her perfect ass flashes in my head. My decision is simple. I won't do anything inappropriate today. I do have some self control.
I learned my lesson the last time. According to Paige, Gemma is not a virgin. Actually her word were that I need to watch out because Gemma is a "dirty slut who will fuck anything that moves." I don't know if that's true and I honestly don't care. I will still be on my best behavior. I just want to be near her for a little while.
