What do you do when your boyfriend begins acting strangely, and at the same time, you meet someone his total opposite? Do you start having second thoughts? Jesse Jamison must confront those very questions. After two years of living with his lover Dennis "Denny" Christopoulos, a charming flight attendant, the man starts taking on extra flights, making excuses for not coming home, and receiving private phone calls. During this time, Jesse also meets Nick Warden, a new neighbor. He immediately sees the contrasts between the two men and finds Nick attractive on so many levels. Meanwhile, Denny has growing reservations about his relationship with Jesse, especially once a new man comes into his own life. Yet Denny isn't ready to give up the good thing he has going with Jesse since he isn't sure about the new man's intentions, or his own feelings. Nick also struggles with his growing love for Jesse. While he would like nothing more than to claim Jesse for himself, his integrity prevents him from playing the home-wrecker. His hesitation to step in, however, nearly causes his undoing and a missed opportunity at love. Each man has his own second thoughts. But who will act on them, and what will be the consequences?

Second Thoughts

“I guess,” Denny said absently as he went back to sipping his coffee.


Nick felt awkward. He didn’t know what else to say. Relief swept over him when he heard a knock on the door.


“Excuse me,” he said to Denny. He set his mug down on a box and headed for the door. This time he checked his “condition” and looked through the peephole. It was Mrs. Kloswick holding a plate covered with a napkin.


“Shit,” he muttered under his breath, realizing he couldn’t answer the door to the lady from next door half-naked.


“Be right there,” he called through the door and ran to the bedroom, rummaged through a pile of clothes, coming up with a terry robe. He raced back to the door past an amused looking Denny as he struggled to get the robe on.


Opening the door, he said, “Why, Mrs. Kloswick. How nice of you to drop over.” He glanced over his shoulder to the living room where Denny sat, still sipping his coffee.


Chapter 21