Jason Peters is a young widowed father whose son, Tyler, is a precocious first grader starting a new school in the middle of the term. His new teacher is Greg Boucher, a man near Jason’s age who is incredibly attractive. For the first time since his wife’s death, Jason finds himself interested in the possibility of a romantic relationship.<br><br>It seems Greg feels the same. At a parent/teacher conference, Jason admits he’s gay, and to his surprise, Greg asks him out on a date. They spend a wonderful evening together, but when morning dawns, Jason realizes things can’t move forward between them unless his son is comfortable with the arrangement.<br><br>Will Tyler understand Jason’s interest in his teacher? Or will Jason have to choose between what he wants and what’s best for his son?

Tyler's Teacher

And damned if I’m not trying to think up a way to show him I’m interested if he is.


Finally he smiles, a disarming grin that instantly puts me at ease. “I didn’t mean to be so insensitive about your…your wife,” he says. Before I can wave away his words, he hurries to explain, “It’s just that you list yourself as married on Tyler’s paperwork, so I just assumed…”


Playfully, I slap my forehead and groan. “Ugh, my mistake. I don’t know where my mind was when I answered that.”


“Well, in your defense, widowedisn’t one of the options,” Greg admits. “I guess you aren’t divorced or legally separated, and I can see why you wouldn’t want to check off single. These forms are so old. We should really update them sometime. They don’t even have a spot for a parent’s e-mail address, can you believe that?”


Waggling my eyebrows, I tell him, “I’ll give you mine if you promise to use it.”


Chapter 8