Thanks for all the reviews…especially the two below (not that I don't love those of you who love it, I just felt the need to address these two)

MyLadyLorna: I'll try to tune down the emotions a little

Anneack: I'm going to go with your suggestion…kinda…you'll see, I'll deal with that in a later chapter

Sorry to anyone who CAN understand math because the equation below is something that I found on the internet when I googled complex math equations, so I have no clue what it means and/or if I even translated it into spoken words correctly

Hope you enjoy this chapter!

Chapter three

"Hey buddy" Don said as he walked into the attic where Charlie was currently scribbling away at some math equation.

"X squared equals p squared is less then angle 2q and the square root of x equals the square root of p which is less then over two…"

"Charlie" Don said as he stepped over to Charlie and shook him gently. Charlie jumped slightly

"Don! Don't do that" Charlie yelled putting his hand on his chest willing his heart to slow down

"Hey I tried to get your attention but you were too busy working on…that" Don said gesturing to the chalkboard

"It's-" Charlie started to explain before Don Interrupted him

"Charlie, don't even try. Today was a long day at the office and my brain has had enough of a workout

"Oh, ok. Is dinner ready then?" Charlie said turning to the chalkboard putting down his chalk

Wait, that was too easy. He normally asks what about "That's it?"

If I could only stop thinking of her - "Uh yeah that's it" Charlie answered hurriedly after he realized that Don was talking to him. Charlie was getting used to hearing half of sentences because of all the time Amita took up in his thoughts. He just couldn't get her out of his head. He was always one to keep his emotions in check but with Amita…things were different

"What's up buddy? You're normally more interested in my work then this. Did something happen at school? With Amita?" Don jokingly nudged his younger brother laughing. He had been telling him to say something to Amita before someone else snatched her up. However, the look in Charlie's eyes made him stop. Oh no something happened with Amita

"No nothing happened with Amita" Charlie said in a depressed manner as he headed for the door to downstairs

I don't like that tone, I think something did happen between him and Amita…wow Terry is rubbing off on me "Charlie you can tell me. Its ok"

"I told you nothing happened Don. That's exactly the problem. I chickened out- again"

"Oh buddy I'm sorry" Don said putting his arm around Charlie's shoulder. He had never seen Charlie react to a woman the way he had reacted to Amita

"It's fine. I mean I can't say anything anyway. She's my student Don, if I went out with her I'd be fired and no one would ever take her seriously"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean if we went out and everyone found out no one would take her seriously because they would think I only sponsored her because she was willing to go out with me!" Charlie exclaimed as he threw up his arms in frustration. Not at Don but at rules and society for implementing such standards

"Well, do you think you can hold on until she's done with her thesis?" Don suggested. It was the most logical reason of them all. If he could just wait until she was done with her thesis, then she wouldn't be his student and they would be free to date

"Looks like I have no other choice" Charlie said sighing

"Just hold out a little longer" Don said giving his brothers shoulders a squeeze as they went into the kitchen to the wonderful smell of their father's, Alan, cooking.

Sorry this isn't the best chapter looking it over but I'm writing it on a time limit…keep reviewing, I'll keep writing :-D