Wyatt Abbot is 19. On the outside, he lives the perfect life. He has a loving family, he’s wealthy, and he has just been given the opportunity to travel to Paris and train under one of the world’s best pastry chefs. But underneath all that, Wyatt is struggling. He’s battling anxiety, he’s scared of the future, and he’s struggling to come to terms with the fact that he’s genderfluid.<br><br>Izzy Kostas is 28, and on parole. When he gets a job at Abbot Organic Produce, it’s a chance for a new start. Izzy has his own demons he’s trying to overcome, but meeting Wyatt throws even more complications his way. Izzy has always thought of himself as straight, and certainly didn’t expect to fall for his boss’s little brother.<br><br>When Izzy is blamed for putting the Abbots at risk, it jeopardizes everything he and Wyatt have begun to build together. Izzy knows how important family is to Wyatt, and he doesn’t want him to have to take sides. But when it comes to found families, nobody is perfect, and there’s always room for another seat at the table.

Recipe for Two

Wyatt ran through the cycle four times before he opened his eyes again, fixing his gaze on his green bedroom walls. He had a vague memory of helping to paint the walls when they’d moved in here. Dad and Justin had helped him pick the paint, apparently steering him gently away from a lurid neon green to a much easier-on-the-eye pale shade. It was a soothing color, and it always made him feel safe and calm.


Wyatt picked up his headphones and went back to work.


In the afternoon, Wyatt took over Dad’s kitchen and decided to make cupcakes for Justin and his crew for the morning. He made two batches, keeping one batch entirely sugar free for Justin. Wyatt couldn’t lie—the sugar free ones were never quite as nice as the others, whatever the recipes promised, but Justin loved them.


Justin arrived home soon after. “Cupcakes?” he asked hopefully as he walked into the kitchen and peered into the oven.


“You can take them to work tomorrow,” Wyatt told him.


Chapter 4