Sometimes you can’t see the silver lining for the clouds. Abandoned as a baby and now working as a rent boy, Daniel finds it hard to let people get close to him. But nightclub bouncer Rob has a kind face and he’s helped Daniel out once already, so when he catches Daniel on a bad night, Daniel accepts his offer of money and goes home with him. Even though it breaks his heart. Letting Rob pay him for sex may have wrecked their friendship just when Daniel needs all the friends he can get. But there are more reasons why he hasn’t seen Rob since that night -- and one in particular that makes building a relationship seem almost too much to hope for.

The Gator Guy

I called into the office late, stared at Mo, and told the gator everything was going to be fine, not that I think he believed me. My nerves got the best of me and I began to pace from one end of the living room to the other. Neither Mo nor I was happy, but we were trying to deal with the situation as best we could.


Approximately forty minutes later the Gator Guy arrived. He pulled up in his flaming red Dodge Ram truck, which hauled a massive gator cage behind it. The chico parked in the seashell-covered drive, climbed out and—


Chapter 2