Jesse Gray can’t get more unlucky. His roommate left him and he gets kicked out when he can’t afford the rent. Next, the owner of the fast food joint where he works part-time suddenly tells him he no longer works there. Jesse still has a job as a PA on a movie set but the pay will never be enough to afford even the cheapest room in Hollywood. There’s only one place left to stay the night -- in the park.<br><br>Trey Miller is the star on a TV series where Jesse works. They bump into each other one night while leaving the set, and Trey thinks Jesse is much too good-looking to only be a PA. When he learns of Jesse’s financial condition, he offers a place to stay at his house. Having no other options, Jesse reluctantly accepts the offer, but what’s the catch?

A Home for Jesse

“You’re not some stranger I met at a bar or something, Jesse,” Trey says stiffly. “I thought we were—but apparently I’m wrong.” He whirls around and starts to leave.


Jesse feels bad. He wants to be left alone, wants Trey to just go away and yet why does he feel like he has just kicked a poor, helpless puppy?


“Jesse—” he says, turning back to look at Jesse.


“I’m sorry, Trey. I shouldn’t have said that. You—you saved my life.”


Trey sighs and walks back towards Jesse, nudging the chair nearer to the bed. He sits.


“Jesse, what’s wrong? How come you don’t have a place to live? Has it been long?”


“No, only since yesterday.” But it feels like forever. “My roommate moved out and I can’t afford the rent on my own. They kicked me out. I don’t have enough money to get another in such a short time around here. Those rooms are just —”


Chapter 10