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

“Jared and I weren’t exactly a model couple.”


“No, but it was clear to me that you two enjoyed being together.”


“We did, but not all of the time. We argued, too. You just didn’t see it.”


“Fair enough, but I saw the way you two looked at each other when we were together. Maybe he was more into you than you were to him, but the chemistry between you two was there and I was seriously jealous of it.”


“Because my own love life is shit, that’s why.”


“It doesn’t have to be. You’re the one who keeps pining for Ryan. How long are you going to keep yourself in mourning for that guy?”


“Right. When’s the last time a man touched you?”


The question gave me pause, not because I had been offering, but because it made me think about my father’s accusations so many years ago. What’s going on with you and Carmen? Are you screwing her?


Chapter 41