Beautiful Rose by Vikki Jay

Early in life Zander Teager, CEO of Elixir learned that not every Rose is beautiful… then he meets the nerdy, shy Rosemary.
My mother Rose’s actions changed me forever.
I hated her name all my life- until I met Rosemary Marlin, the geek with photographic memory and a tech wiz in my company.
My first day at the research division in the small town of Cherrywood, I find her sleeping on the couch while the whole office is busy searching for her.
She befuddles me everyday with her precise breakfast habits, baggy flannel shirts, red glasses, canvas shoes, Wolverine wallpaper. Her list of quirks is endless.
I am told to stay away as she battles with extreme anxiety issues.
But things get out of hand at a company party when I declare her my girlfriend to a room full of people.
That night, I learn about her… her wounds, her scars.
I wish I could go back in time and fix things for both of us.
But she has trained herself to not trust anyone.
Can I make her believe that I’m going to stay when no one else ever did?