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

I look at him openly. “You. The moment I saw you, I knew Lisa would approve.”


“She sounds like one hell of a lady. I wish I’d had a chance to know her.” He raises his glass, and waits for me to raise mine, which has considerably less wine in it than his. “To Lisa.”


“Love you, sweetheart,” I say, clinking my glass to his. A knot in the back of my throat threatens to ruin the evening, but I swallow it down and blow my nose with my napkin. “They wash these, right?”


Greg gives me an arched look. “That one I think they’ll just throw away.”


I laugh again, my mood lifting at his joke. “Oh yes, Lisa would’ve definitely loved you. She always liked people who could make her laugh. If she were here…”


Sobering, Greg set his glass aside. “If she werehere, you wouldn’t be, would you?” When I give him a questioning look, he shrugs. “Here, with me, tonight. Unless she was okay with you seeing men on the side…”


Chapter 14