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

“So, who’s taking who out for dinner tonight?” the waitress asked.


“I’m treating,” I told her. “Dad’s had a hard week, so he deserves a free meal.”


“You’ve got a good son,” she told Paul.


I looked at him across the booth and our eyes met for a moment before he smiled and told her, “I have a greatson.”


After she took our drink and food orders and left, Paul asked why I didn’t correct the waitress when she assumed I was his son.


He shrugged. “Once you got the ball rolling, I just went with it. You’re a damn good liar when you want to be.”


“I hope you weren’t lying about paying for dinner.”


“I hope you weren’t lying when you said I was great.”


He smiled. “I think you enjoy calling me that.”


Paul took a sip from his water glass before telling me that he’d almost turned down my dinner invitation.


Chapter 27