Henry Kavalauskas spends most of his time at YVR, Vancouver’s international airport. He works there, he hangs out there -- he knows the world is bigger than his fast-food job and his parents' living room, and he wishes he could find a guy to take him out into it. Someone to shepherd him through its teeming cities and sleep beside him in its fine hotels.<br><br>Someone like Zack Hoffman, to be quite specific, although Henry's first encounter with the short, sexy business traveler seems destined to be his last, seeing as how it takes place in an airport men's room.<br><br>But Zack's long-haul flight is canceled, and when their paths cross again quite by chance -- and Zack produces the key to a hotel room -- Henry seizes the moment. The room's gorgeous, Naked Zack is gorgeous, and being with him is a dream come true for Henry. Until reality barges in, chases Henry half-naked back into the airport, and raises some questions about Zack. Is he who he says he is? And, more importantly, will Henry ever see him again?

You Again?

“I got a room at the Fairmont,” he says. “You know, last night when I missed my flight.”


“The Fairmont.” Henry raises his eyebrows. “You do travel in style.”


“Yeah, well, my company, you know…” Zack shrugs it off. “Anyway, yeah, it’s a pretty nice room. If you wanted to come up and check it out…”


“Will they let me into the Fairmont looking like this?” Henry asks, only half teasing.


“We’ll tiptoe past the fashion police.”


“Well, if you think it’ll work.” Henry gets up from his chair. “I’ll follow you.”


Not like Henry doesn’t know the way. USA Departures is his turf, after all, and the grand, gilded Airport Fairmont connects that terminal of prop planes and passport control to the rarefied world of luxury travel. At least, he rather supposes it does. He’s only ever been in the bar, and that maybe only twice. Henry doesn’t make a habit of cooling his heels in the posh spots. Someone’s always keeping an eye on the broke-looking dude with the backpack at a place like the Fairmont.


Chapter 9