Kim Davis

Jason Townsend has issues with the older men in his life. His current boyfriend Jared is also his boss and, while the two get along wonderfully in the bedroom, their relationship at the office is tense and uncomfortable. Jason’s relationship with his father is also strained -- they grew apart when Jason came out shortly after his parents divorced. The only person Jason has ever been able to rely on is his mother. So when she announces she’s met Mr. Right, Jason is skeptical. When he meets her new boyfriend, handsome professor Paul Everett, he quickly realizes he and Paul have more in common than their connection to his mother. The two men had slept together the previous summer. Paul refuses to break things off with Jill, claiming he enjoys being with women and telling Jason their hook-up was a one-time thing that didn’t mean much to him. Unwilling to tell his mother about his past with Paul, Jason stews in silence as he watches his mother and Paul grow closer. At the same time, he finds himself becoming more and more attracted to Paul. When he can’t stand it any longer, Jason makes a pass at his mother’s boyfriend and is surprised his affections aren’t spurned. Even though Jason finds himself falling in love with Paul, he knows he’s betraying his mother and he hates himself for it. She’s always been his staunchest ally, and sleeping with her boyfriend abuses the trust between them. Can Jason love a man who’s also deceiving his mother? When he’s forced to choose between Paul and his mother, the decision isn’t as easy as it seems.

Daddy Issues

“I’ll tell you over dinner,” I said, rising from my chair.


“I don’t even know what that means.”


She gave me a frustrated look before agreeing to wait until we had dinner to discuss Paul. I hated annoying her, but I really did need some extra time to figure out what to say. Of course I wasn’t going to tell my mother that her new boyfriend was attractive and sexy and that he’d fucked me last summer, but I needed to tell her something about him so she’d relax and let me off the hook.


During the drive to a restaurant in Old City that she liked, I tried to think of ways to describe my feelings about Paul that wouldn’t sound salacious, crazy, or upsetting to my mother. I needed to get past this with her so she’d move on and change the subject.


Chapter 10