Nevermore, Dude

By L.J. Hamlin

Jamie joins his parents and sister for one last family vacation before his summers are his own. But he's unhappy he has to share a room with Chris, a football playing jock. Jamie has been bullied by jocks his entire life. Chris is everything Jamie isn't and doesn't want to be.

Chris is immediately attracted to his roommate Jamie. But Jamie proves to be elusive and non-communicative.

When an incident with their sisters breaks the ice, Jamie and Chris discover they have both stereotyped the other. To their surprises, they have much more in common than they first thought.

When the vacation comes to an end and they have to go back to their separate universities, will they be able to manage a long-distance relationship?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Apr 14, 2018
• ISBN: 9781634866125

L.J. Hamlin

L.J.Hamlin is a chronically ill writer who likes to write to escape from the pain. She loves animals and the supernatural.

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Nevermore, Dude

By L.J. Hamlin

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Copyright 2018 L.J. Hamlin

ISBN 9781634866125

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Nevermore, Dude

By L.J. Hamlin

Chapter 1

Last family vacation ever: that was Jamie’s parents’ promise and the reason why just a day after gay pride with his friends, he’s pulling his stuff off a bus outside of Camp Hope. All the families who work at the law firm his parents work at were invited to come spend the summer. This year his folks decided to take a month off and to drag Jamie and his sister with them. She’s fifteen so couldn’t find a way out of it. At twenty Jamie thought he would, but when your parents offer to pay for you to go travelling next summer, well, Jamie decided it couldn’t be that terrible.

His sister Cassy is waiting for him with some older guy who keeps trying to look down her top. Jamie knows his sister can handle herself, but it doesn’t mean he won’t help if he gets a chance.

Jamie. Cassy hugs him as soon as he gets close with his bags. He’s been away at college, and it’s been a month since he saw her. He swears she’s grown an inch and got a piercing.

Jamie chuckles. They let you get your nose pierced?

Cool, right? The piercing glitters in the sun.

The guy in a camp counselor shirt clears his throat. I don’t get a hug?

He says it like it’s a joke, but Jamie can tell he’d hug her if he could.

No, you just need to tell Jamie who he’s rooming with. Cassy’s tone gives away that the guy annoys her, but she’s trying to be polite, as their parents always want them on their best behavior at work events. Luckily it’s been four years since Jamie faced this hell.

Fine. You’re lucky it’s just the two of you. You’ll be sharing with Chris Fox.

Jamie’s stomach plunges down to his feet and stays there. He’s met Chris before. They’d been friendly as little kids, but Jamie’s mom had shown him Chris in the Facebook group the company keeps for family stuff. He was a football player, a total jock