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’ll have to make a frame for them to climb,” said Mick. “No hurry. They’ve got a bit to grow before they’ll need it, but I’ll get onto it tomorrow. And the reticulation. Should be easy to patch it into the retic you’ve already got.”


“Looks fantastic, Mick. You’ve done a great job. Hungry?”


“Mate, I could eat the crotch out of a low flyin’ duck.” He wiped his hands on his jeans. “Let me go and shower and change and I’ll come up to the house.”


Long fingers of shadow stretched across the lawn. The chickens had already retired for the night. The closer he got to the house, the stronger the warm smells of something cooking grew. He smiled a contended smile and glanced back over his shoulder towards Mick’s cottage.


Chapter 24