A haunted Love

Prologue

Janis is a small-town girl that moved to the big city of New York to pursue her education in culinary arts at one of the best schools. She has little friends and no family here she gets very lonely until two men come into her life at the same time.

One man is everything she could ask for, but he has a secret that would tear them apart forever. The other man she becomes friends with but won't let it get any further because he always holds back, and she knows he is hiding something from her.

So, he becomes the biggest player of their school and breaks her heart in the process. Which man will she chose? And can she handle all the secrets and lies that they will bring into her life? One thing that is for sure is that Janis' life is about to change in a big way, and no one ever expected any of this to happen.

Will true love prevail, or will she be forever alone? Can a love survive when it's being built on secrets and lies? Will Janis ever be able to have a happy normal life now that these two guys have come into her life and turned it upside down?

Chapter 1

Janis' pov

Janis got up early and decided to treat herself to some breakfast at her favorite place the diner just down the street from her apartment. It was her go to place because it was quiet, and she was usually left alone plus the food there was amazing and good priced, so she didn't go broke trying to eat.

She set by herself enjoying her food and looking over what her courses would be the start of the school year. Starting school in a whole new state was exciting but also a little scary so she wanted to be prepared and know where every class was going to be and read up on the syllabus.

She paid her bill and left Mille a nice tip and started on her way back home. When the sexiest man she has ever seen came up to her and asked if she could point him in the right direction. She usually never talked to strangers, but this guy seemed to be around her age and somehow felt safe. She immediately trusted him.

She looked down at the paper and told him she could take him there since she lived in the same building. He smiled up at her and said thanks. He had the most amazing smile, and she could get lost in his eyes. They walked in silence until they got to the building.

"Thank you for showing me where it was, I was so lost, and no one but you even stopped when I asked for help."

"It's not a problem. A lot of people are very rude here, but I guess coming from a small town helps me to me nicer to people."

"Well thank you I didn't catch your name I'm Nathan, but you can call me Nate."

"Nice to meet you Nate I'm Janis."

"Beautiful name for a beautiful girl. I must go but I'm sure I will see you around again."

"Yea see you around if you ever need a tour guide, I'm in apartment 3b."

"I just might take you up on that offer."

He walked down the hall and I floated into my apartment I could not believe such a gorgeous guy called me beautiful. This day was starting off to be a great one so far. I heard a knock on the door and a part of me was hoping it'd be Nate wanting me to show him around. When I opened the door, I saw a Greek god at my door.

"Hello sorry to bother you, but I just moved in across the hall at 2b and I just wanted to let you know it may be a little loud as we are moving stuff in."

"Oh, thank you for letting me know, but its ok it's loud in here all the time with all the college kids that live here."

He laughed at that and it sounded like music to my ears. This hunk was going to be my new neighbor and Nate lived somewhere in this building how could I get so lucky?

"Well, I better go unpack or I will never get done, but it was nice meeting you I'm Cody."

"Hi Cody, I'm Janis nice to meet you neighbor."

He went back into his apartment laughing. How could I be such a dork of course this is the reason why I am still single. I moved to New York for a fresh start and to go to Miette Studio one of the finest culinary arts schools here.

I moved from Ames Iowa a town that is so much different from here. I'm a small-town girl now living in a big city that I'm not so sure I fit in to. I haven't had a boyfriend or even a date since I moved here, I wasn't a stick thin model I had curves and I wasn't going to starve myself just to fit in to what society wanted me to be.

Maybe with two ridiculously hot guys moving into my building my luck would change. I hope it changes soon because with no friends or family here I'm starting to get very lonely and very home sick.

Chapter 2

Cody's pov

I thought my new neighbor was very sexy and very distracting which is what I didn't need right now. I came to find answers and find peace. I needed to be close to where my brother last was before he died to try and piece together everything that happened. I needed answers for myself and our family then maybe we could have some kind of closure.

Meeting a girl that could take me away from that was not in the cards for me at all. I needed to keep my distance from this tempting neighbor at least until after I found out who harmed my brother. Than I can explore everything she has to offer, but for now she is off limits.

I called up Detective Moore so we could meet up for coffee and go over what he has found so far. Detective Moore was the lead Detective on my brother's case and was also one of my good friends. I trusted him and was happy to know he was searching just as hard as I was for answers.

I started to unpack my stuff since I had nothing to do until Moore returned my call. Funny how I was always so busy every time my brother called; I never had the time to just go out and enjoy spending time with him now after all this I had nothing but time. It's funny how life works sometimes.

If I could go back and do it all over again, I would go camping with my brother ever weekend like we did when we were kids. I would go to the club and pick up chicks and just be stupid, but now all of that was just a wish.

I never told my little brother how proud I was of him or how much he meant to me. I took a picture of me and my brother out of a box and just let the tears fall. I have been holding it in for so long now that it felt good to just let it all out. I missed my brother and knew that I wouldn't rest until I found whoever tore our family apart.

They would pay for everything they did if it were the last thing, I did. My sadness turned to anger and all I wanted was revenge now. I needed answers and I needed them now before I went crazy with all these pent-up emotions.

I needed to get drunk maybe that would ease the pain some, or maybe find some whore and have a one-night stand maybe both all I knew is I needed something to dull this pain away and I needed it fast.

I thought about my new neighbor, but I knew she wasn't the one-night stand type. She was more the take home to mom and put a ring on her finger type. The type I needed to stay far away from.

I grabbed my wallet and phone and headed down the street to one of the local bars I was sure to get drunk and find a piece of ass in one this is New York after all.

I went to the first bar and was shocked to see my sexy neighbor behind the bar. Just my luck the one person I didn't want to see was looking at me and looked so damn sexy I wanted to bend her over the bar and take her right then and there. I smiled and set down I didn't want to be rude and since she seen me I had to at least order something and then get the hell far away from her.

"Hey neighbor what can I get you?"

"Wow fancy seeing you here."

"Yea it's my part time job to have a little extra cash since everything else is paid for through my scholarship."

"Oh, fun job I bet? I'll take a bud light."

"Yea it is and coming right up."

I drunk my drink and went to pay for it, but she told me not to worry about it that it was on her as a welcome to the neighborhood. I thanked her left a tip and told her I would see her around. I really had to get out of there before she tempted me to stay.

I heard music so I walked down the sidewalk a little more to a bar that had live music I thought if I couldn't get drunk and find a good lay then at least I could get drunk and listen to some good tunes. I walked in ordered a couple shots of tequila and looked around this place was crawling with trashy groupies tonight I might just be in luck.

Tonight, I would drink away my pain, and come tomorrow I would put all my focus into finding answers for my brother. And I needed to find a way to avoid my sexy and very tempting neighbor. She was the kind of woman I had always wanted, but now wasn't the time to fall in love.

I could never do that not now. My brother deserved all my attention and for once in my life he was going to get it. I started school soon because that was my brothers dream, and since he couldn't I decided to go in his place. He was the one with all the plans while I just floated my way through life.

Why did bad things have to happen to him? I picked the first chick that showed me interest and took her back to my apartment. Tonight, I would forget all about my sexy neighbor and my brother. I would have one last night for myself then I started doing everything for myself.