Krista & Becca Ritchie

As the eldest daughter of famous parents, Luna Hale is anything but normal. She escapes most days inside the fandoms she loves and the fics she writes, and she's accepted that real life just sucks more than fiction. But there is someone who could rival every swoony man inside her imagination.

And he only lives three floors below her. Too bad he's incredibly off-limits. Her brother's bodyguard, eight years older (okay, sometimes, nine), and the son of meth addicts-the tattooed, shameless bodyguard is the only one her dad really hates. But Luna isn't sure exactly why.

She's trying not to be hung up on him.

Paul Donnelly is trying not to be hung up on her.

With his life among the security team and his friends at stake, he doesn't need to make waves among the Hales, especially the notoriously overprotective Loren Hale, the self-proclaimed Emperor of Petty. But when Donnelly's two best friends set a time and place for a double-no, a "triple" date-the countdown to finding a date is on.

Donnelly has no idea who he should bring. He just knows it can't be her.

Luna finds herself in the same predicament as bad luck unfolds. Find a date.

And it can't be him.

Yet, the more they try to stay away, the more the universe has other plans. Nowhere in Luna's wildest imagination could she have predicted what happens next.



The slow burn heartache, feel-good fandom chats, lifelong friendships, and epic cosmic love of this next installment in the Like Us series will send your hearts into orbit with Luna & Donnelly, and you won't want to make a landing without them.

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This sounds like the actual fandom 💀 Are the twins throwing shade at anti-Kitsulletti Stan’s 😭✋

Keira 💫

Three thumbs up for the happy triad 👍 👍 👍 #KitsullettiForever #polyawesome

I didn’t want to confirm a wedding happened because A.) they might want to hold off on a public statement since they most often ignore press, and B.) no one in security has confirmed if it’s real or rumor yet, even if it looks real to me.

My one tweet ignited a bunch of comments.

@callowayzrulz: Three thumbs down! Sulli is such a disappointment. She should’ve chosen ONE guy. It’s gross she’s with two men. It’s not right. 

@GorrforEternity01: stop advocating for Sulli to be with two men. It’s not right.

@Jer_Bear78: we were all rooting for her and then Sulli goes and does this. #KitsullettiNever #polyawful

@love-beam8: Evidence that the Meadows are the worst family. Cobalts & Hales would never. Fight me. 

Old Donnelly would just pick someone up at the bar. Bring ‘em along. Not caring that they’d likely end the morning crawling out of bed and wishing they hadn’t slept with me.

New Donnelly isn’t as interested in that.

And then I do. I just don’t want it to be true. Because life is easier if I just move along without considering Luna Hale in everything. I don’t need to be thinking about her. Wondering what she’s doing.

 I’ve never really been friends with a girl. And she’s the first girl that’s just a friend to me, and it’s been fucking me up, honestly.

Salem shuffles side to side, further blocking the staircase. Wasn’t going up there anyway. I’m just waiting down here for—

My face drops with my smile, dread snaking down my spine, and I lift my gaze off Salem and to a different sort of threat.

Loren Hale has emerged from the kitchen, the door swinging shut behind him. Like always, he looks like he wants to annihilate me.

“I’m just waiting for Xander, Mr. Hale.” I take my phone out of my back pocket, and by the twitch of his jaw, I sense Mr. Hale pisses him off about as much as sir.

No one said I’m good with parents, but honestly, I think parents just suck more around me. It’s a them thing. Has to be. ‘Cause I think I’m outstanding. Classy. Well, my type of classy. 

“Did you like it?” I wonder, zipping my backpack closed. I’ve really refrained from asking that question to Charlie. I haven’t wanted the answer. I don’t know what’s changed.

Maybe the fact that I want some positive assurance after seeing all his corrections.

He clicks something on his phone, half-paying attention to me. “It was okay.”

“Lil, turn around. We forgot our kids. We should dump the imposters.” He mimes opening the locked door.

I laugh with Xander. Kinney tries to maintain a cool face, but her lips upturn too.

“They’re all ours, Lo,” our mom says proudly.

I wouldn’t want to be anyone else’s but theirs. 

Dad does a double-take at me, his arm dropping off Mom. “I’m sorry—did Pixie just say she likes evil Cyclops?”

“Luna,” I smile while slurping, sort of biting the straw.

His smile is softer. “Ah, that Luna. I remember.” He turns forward to wipe up hot sauce off his fingers. “She is a good daughter.” He says it like it’s ancient fact from Tatooine. The earnestness in his voice fills my heart tenfold.

“And the best writer,” Mom smiles over at him. She’s always asking which of my fics she should read, and I’ll send her links to some on Fictitious. Like all my family and security, she knows my username, so she could easily find all my stories. Even the smutty ones. But she wants to give me space in case I want to keep my writing private from them, and I appreciate that too.

I love my parents more than humanly possible.

In fact, I add every single person sitting at that table. I compose the text. 

Can one of you explain why you all chose The Green Room for your triple date?

Hey, Luna! Donnelly told us about him. I didn’t love the sound of Korey either – Jack

This was not my idea. I was outvoted. – Farrow

I slump further in my chair. They’re here to spy on me?

Tom shakes his head. “Who the hell is Korey?”

Shiiiiit. Now I have to come clean. “Um…” My phone buzzes again.        

Protective older brother, check. Horrible texting grammar, double check.

I’m not such a stickler for grammar in messages or anything. SB makes them, and I’d never point them out because I’m sure I make some too.

Just dont think about us. Forget were here – Moffy

She blushes and waves, then darts towards the motorcycle, arms swinging widely.

My pulse hasn’t slowed, not even as I watch Luna zip away with Tom. I crave to call her back and restart the best parts of tonight. Like there might not be another.

“Girl has my heart,” I tell Farrow. “Or it’s the blood loss.”

“You haven’t lost that much blood.”

He’s fallen for a Hale and still shits in them. Y’know what they say #consistencyiskey. 

Does Luna use the detachable wand in our bathroom shower? Why is Luna so cute?

 How badly would the Hales lose in a Hunger Games situation?

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