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 wanted to feel brave again, but he couldn’t go to the greenhouses, not when Izzy would get in trouble for it, and certainly not to the trailers where there was no cover story in the world that would excuse why he was really there.


Wyatt went downstairs and headed for the front door.


Wyatt turned and found Dad standing in the hallway behind him.


“No, kiddo,” Dad said. “I’m sorry, but I’m gonna need you to use your words for this.”


“Just a walk,” Dad repeated. “Not to see Izzy?”


Dad looked at him, his face etched with worry. “And you’ll be back soon from this walk?”


Wyatt wrinkled his nose. What did Dad think he was going to do? A mountain trek or something? “What?”


“You’re coming home soon from this walk, aren’t you?” Dad asked him, stepping closer. “You’re not running away, and you’re not planning on hurting yourself, are you?”


Chapter 56