I Heart Geeks by Aria Glazki, Stephanie Kayne, Kristyn F. Brunson, Layla Kelly, Leslie Ann Brown, Bella James, Rae Lori
Authors: Aria Glazki, Stephanie Kayne, Kristyn F. Brunson, Layla Kelly, Leslie Ann Brown, Bella James, Rae Lori
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twenty-two.”
“The Original Series?”
“And Next Gen.”
Oh, the temptation. Alarms blared in her mind, reminding her of the trap she always found herself in. This could turn out bad. And then if they ended up clashing, she would be reluctant to return back to this con for fear of seeing him again. No, better not to even start. This the perfect cue to leave. She didn’t know who the guy was underneath and before things started and came to an eventual end, it was best not to let them start at all.
“You know what? I need to get going. It’s getting pretty late anyway. Thanks for helping me earlier.”
“Wait, Kendra.”
She turned and disappeared into the huge crowd filling the convention hall. Part of her wanted to stay but after so many heartbreaks, she couldn’t risk another one and not from her favorite game fandom. Deep down she hoped it was the right choice.
----
Jordan’s mind spun in so many different directions he had a hard time latching on to one. Did he come on too strong? Maybe he said something to upset her? For the life of him he had no idea what it was that made her run away so fast. He wished he could have ran after her and asked but with such a large suit, it was darn near impossible. He had to admit, it was pretty cool meeting a fellow fan. The lore was vast and complex yet the fandom was relatively small compared to others. The last thing he expected to see at such a large con was another fan, much less a female that shared in his interest. Bummer that she had to run off.
He never had a preference for the type of woman he wanted but sharing the love of gaming and his favorite game world was at the top of the list. As he watched her leave, he couldn’t help noticing the flash of flaming red hair pulled at the top of her head in a long ponytail that fell down her back. It could have been a wig or a hairpiece. Nonetheless, he wondered what the face looked like to go with the hair.
After posing for a few more photo ops, Jordan started toward his car. Things could have gone better with the girl if he had tried harder. Maybe it wasn’t meant to be anyway. He was a shy guy, mainly meeting girls through his friends or in the occasional game online. When he was online, he didn’t like the way some guys would treat female gamers and often stepped in to calm the jerks of the site or games down. Maybe that was his problem, he was a nice guy.
Jordan sighed and climbed out of his armor piece by piece, then placed each in back of his car. He was careful with the fan unit and speakers that gave his voice a nice boom, matching the Space Knight voice from the games. Soon all that was left was the shoes with extra spring elevation to give him height. Once his armor was off, he took a quick look down at his tee and shorts. A nice breath of fresh air from the huge suit and the cool breeze from the nice early evening Los Angeles weather helped calm him.
A familiar orchestral theme chimed from his phone and he quickly reached on the dashboard to grab it and answer.
“Yeah, what’s up?”
“Jordan! Glad I finally got you. Things are pretty packed here at the shop. Can you make it down to help us with extra shifts?”
Jordan checked his watch. It was almost five by the time he left the con and he was already going over dinner plans in his head. His friends would probably call him up to bring the pizza over for some late night tournament gaming. Then again, he could use the extra cash for rent coming up in a week.
Might as well take the extra cash where he can get it. “Yeah, man. Tell Jim I’m on my way now from the con.”
He grabbed his sandals from the floor of the driver’s side and tossed them down on the ground to step into them. In moments, he was behind the wheel and revving up the car. Fun time was over. Now it was time to work.
Two
Lost & Found in L.A.
“Sharon asked about you the other day.”
Kendra racked her brain to put the name to the face. She bit on a fingernail while
“The Original Series?”
“And Next Gen.”
Oh, the temptation. Alarms blared in her mind, reminding her of the trap she always found herself in. This could turn out bad. And then if they ended up clashing, she would be reluctant to return back to this con for fear of seeing him again. No, better not to even start. This the perfect cue to leave. She didn’t know who the guy was underneath and before things started and came to an eventual end, it was best not to let them start at all.
“You know what? I need to get going. It’s getting pretty late anyway. Thanks for helping me earlier.”
“Wait, Kendra.”
She turned and disappeared into the huge crowd filling the convention hall. Part of her wanted to stay but after so many heartbreaks, she couldn’t risk another one and not from her favorite game fandom. Deep down she hoped it was the right choice.
----
Jordan’s mind spun in so many different directions he had a hard time latching on to one. Did he come on too strong? Maybe he said something to upset her? For the life of him he had no idea what it was that made her run away so fast. He wished he could have ran after her and asked but with such a large suit, it was darn near impossible. He had to admit, it was pretty cool meeting a fellow fan. The lore was vast and complex yet the fandom was relatively small compared to others. The last thing he expected to see at such a large con was another fan, much less a female that shared in his interest. Bummer that she had to run off.
He never had a preference for the type of woman he wanted but sharing the love of gaming and his favorite game world was at the top of the list. As he watched her leave, he couldn’t help noticing the flash of flaming red hair pulled at the top of her head in a long ponytail that fell down her back. It could have been a wig or a hairpiece. Nonetheless, he wondered what the face looked like to go with the hair.
After posing for a few more photo ops, Jordan started toward his car. Things could have gone better with the girl if he had tried harder. Maybe it wasn’t meant to be anyway. He was a shy guy, mainly meeting girls through his friends or in the occasional game online. When he was online, he didn’t like the way some guys would treat female gamers and often stepped in to calm the jerks of the site or games down. Maybe that was his problem, he was a nice guy.
Jordan sighed and climbed out of his armor piece by piece, then placed each in back of his car. He was careful with the fan unit and speakers that gave his voice a nice boom, matching the Space Knight voice from the games. Soon all that was left was the shoes with extra spring elevation to give him height. Once his armor was off, he took a quick look down at his tee and shorts. A nice breath of fresh air from the huge suit and the cool breeze from the nice early evening Los Angeles weather helped calm him.
A familiar orchestral theme chimed from his phone and he quickly reached on the dashboard to grab it and answer.
“Yeah, what’s up?”
“Jordan! Glad I finally got you. Things are pretty packed here at the shop. Can you make it down to help us with extra shifts?”
Jordan checked his watch. It was almost five by the time he left the con and he was already going over dinner plans in his head. His friends would probably call him up to bring the pizza over for some late night tournament gaming. Then again, he could use the extra cash for rent coming up in a week.
Might as well take the extra cash where he can get it. “Yeah, man. Tell Jim I’m on my way now from the con.”
He grabbed his sandals from the floor of the driver’s side and tossed them down on the ground to step into them. In moments, he was behind the wheel and revving up the car. Fun time was over. Now it was time to work.
Two
Lost & Found in L.A.
“Sharon asked about you the other day.”
Kendra racked her brain to put the name to the face. She bit on a fingernail while
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