The bittersweet tale of Bear and his Boy -- a BDSM Dom and his fledgling Sub -- who live “the life” in west central New Jersey, just north of Trenton. Donald K. Drummond is the Master of all he surveys -- a legend in commercial real estate in New Jersey by day and by night a Master Dom at the gay BDSM club, Indiscreet. What he couldn't find was a boy to call his own. That all changed when a nerd with taped glasses and worn Dockers barged into his office spilling his bottle of 1985 Bourdeau over his priceless Persian carpet. Brian Murphy came with a host of troubles, the least of which was his grasping aunt, his invalid mother, and his rather tenuous position in Donald's mail room. Can a Dom with issues of his own come to train and trust a needy boy from his own mailroom? It's all A Matter of Trust.

A Matter of Trust

“Please, Ms. Moore, I meant no disrespect to you or to Mr. Drummond for what I’m about to say. You had no way of knowing what Mr. Robbins and his friends were doing. I was aware Mr. Robbins and Mrs. Mueller were homophobic, but I had both Mr. Bartolomo and Mr. Blake as a buffer, at least I thought I did. It’s common knowledge Robbins is the bane of every gay and lesbian employee in the company. He does petty things like delaying important mail, knocking over coffee on their papers when delivering packages, and making nasty remarks under his breath. Most ignore him because he does have seniority, and he would be difficult to fire.


“Who’s to say what is an accident or what is deliberate harassment? It would be Robbins’ word against the injured party and even if Drummond is gay-friendly, most of us are a bit gun-shy about taking on the Christian right without backup


Chapter 16