When cowboy Gage Wellton visits boyhood friend, Corey Cassidy, for a fun-filled weekend in New York City, Corey's life is turned upside down. The two have the time of their lives in the big city. As memories of their childhoods unfold, dancing, drinking, and a night of heavy sex ensue.<br><br>Gage soon finds himself smitten, which he didn't expect. It's too late for romance though, since Gage has to head back to his ranch, ending the weekend of fun and good memories. Corey asks him to stay, but Gage has obligations in Kansas and decides to return home, leaving Corey and the city behind.<br><br>Once back home, Gage struggles without Corey at his side. Then a rodeo accident sends Gage to the hospital and Corey shows up to visit. Corey becomes medicine for Gage. During his visit, the two become intimate again. But it's hard for a closeted, gay cowboy to survive in a straight man's world. Will love be enough to make one man change his entire life for another?

The Weekender

Mama says, “Everyone in town is asking about you. Where is Gage? What is he doing now?” She looks like my brothers with her flaxen-blonde hair, beautiful blue-pearl-colored eyes, and narrow lips.


Ty says, “You’re a popular guy around these parts.” He looks like something out of a comic strip. The man is oversized, jolly, and opposite the stereotypical features of a rancher.


“All six hundred plus acres, or the whole county?” I ask.


We eat and talk about my trip to New York City and Corey’s business. I leave out the details of flaming gays, heated sex in Corey’s flat, and the goodbye letter I left behind for him to find. In truth, I don’t know how Mama would handle it if she knew who I really was. Some things are better left unsaid.


Mama mentions my cowboy hat. “What happened to it? You’ve had that thing for almost a decade now.”


Chapter 14