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

“I guess I’ve met Dr. de Loria before.” Brian stared blankly past Harris to the doctor having an animated conversation with Bear. He will be forever Bear in my mind and heart now that I know.


Brian closed his eyes for a moment and then looked up at Dr. Harris.


“I’d say you knew Cisco long before I did,” Harris replied, looking out at Francisco from underneath his lashes.


“Not really, because I can’t remember ever meeting him before tonight,” Brian answered.


The lack of emotional response to the pictures worried Harris, both professionally and personally. Brian was in emotional lockdown and that was a difficult thing to overcome. He found himself liking Brian, concerned about his welfare, and he wanted to continue to work with him.


Brian spoke, “I remember the shirt with the pearl buttons.


Dad bought it for me for my birthday right before he died. I had a set of cap guns, a double holster, a cowboy hat and boots.


Chapter 34