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

“Not supposed to use phones in here, you know,” he said, brushing past Denny and beginning to rack up huge plates onto the bar.


Denny mumbled something about having special permission, but never really finished the statement.


He walked to the lat machine, confused and out of sorts.


I wonder how married guys can stand this shit of playing around behind someone’s back.


Jesse strode into the condo. He tossed his keys into the dish on the shelf beneath the mirror in the entry hall, then bent down and took the leash off Shelby, who padded off into the kitchen for a drink. He hung the lead up and walked into the living room and to the sliding door. He stared out onto the patio and the common area beyond.


Chapter 25