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

He doesn’t ask me who I’m going out with later, and I don’t offer the information. At his age, I know I didn’t think any teacher was attractive, except Miss Lee who taught Music. When I was in the first grade, she had to be in her early thirties, with bleached blonde hair she wore in that feathered style so popular back then and big blue eyes she accented with blue eyeshadow. She was sort of a minor celebrity in my school—she was the only person I ever knew who’d actually been on TV. True, it was an ad for a used car dealership, but still. She was pretty in a flashy sort of way, and I wouldn’t have been surprised if my father wanted to date her.


Chapter 10