David Bennett is a widower. He had a wonderful relationship with his wife, but now she's gone. He decides he's done with relationships -- he has no sex drive and no interest in life in general. Andy Barnes is a homeless man who often stands at the end of an exit ramp begging for help. For some unfathomable reason, David is always tempted to pick him up on his way home. One wretched night in December, fate intervenes and David finds himself bringing the man home and into his life. Much to his surprise, he begins to fall in love with this down and out young man. As love returns, David realizes he does have a reason to go on with life after all. Over the next few years, the two face life as a partnered gay couple with humor and courage. Each year brings with it happiness, tragedy, joy, and sorrow; the stuff life is made of. Along the way, the love the two share for each other helps them to overcome all obstacles and face all challenges.

David and Andrew Book 1: One Night in December

“She freaked out. She yelled and screamed and called us all sorts of names. She ordered us out of the house. I didn’t know what to do, so I just left. I went to a motel. Alone.


“Over the next months she sued for divorce, sued for the practice, everything. During that time I started to drink. I was devastated. Humiliated. I sank lower and lower. The final straw was when I discovered she’d been seeing someone else herself and wanted out of the marriage. She’d used this as an excuse to make it happen on her terms. That’s when I gave up. I had nothing left. I couldn’t get a job as a vet because of my drinking and because of the influence of her family. I don’t really remember how I got to Ann Arbor or started living under the bridge.”


Now it was my turn to have tears in my eyes. I wanted so badly to take Andy in my arms and hold him and show him someone cared, cared very deeply. I didn’t know what to do. I just sat there for the longest time. We were both crying. 


Chapter 6