Benjamin is Mr. Average, but has big dreams. Every week he buys two lottery tickets in the hope of striking it rich. So imagine his surprise when, one Saturday night, his numbers finally come up. Ten million dollars transforms his life. He buys his dream house and outfits it with every beautiful thing he has ever wanted, complete with a real British butler. He also donates to animal charities and adopts Sasha, an abused dog. Yet with everything perfect, Ben soon feels unsatisfied. On one of his nightly walks, he stumbles onto a local hook-up spot. Soon he becomes a regular customer, seeking quick and dirty sex with random strangers to provide the exhilaration he craves. But when he’s attacked by a gay basher, he realizes this isn’t the life he wants to lead, and packs up everything to move to the countryside. Settling into a simpler life on a small farm, Ben hires the rough and ready Mick to help run the place. The two men become good friends -- Ben is attracted to Mick, but Mick appears to be straight, though curious about gay sex. But when Ben almost dies in an accident, the simmering attraction between the two comes to fruition.

Six Numbers

“I was just heading up to my room. Is there anything else you need?”


Benjamin shook his head. “Absolutely nothing.”


Clarke had taken the first two stairs before Benjamin stopped him.


“Clarke, I want to thank you for all your help. You do a really good job so I’m giving you a bonus.”


Clarke looked at it and then at Benjamin. “I couldn’t, Benjamin. You already pay me well.”


Benjamin shook his head. “I don’t care. One thing I always hated in my old job was when my hard work went unappreciated. I got paid reasonably well, too, but a bonus, or even a comment every now and again, wouldn’t have gone astray, so I insist.”


Clarke nodded once, hesitantly, then took the fifty-dollar note.


“Thank you very much, Benjamin. Are you sure there’s nothing more I can do for you?”


Benjamin shook his head. “No, thank you. Go to bed.”


Chapter 6