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

Then in May we hit a bigger one—I got another note in my mailbox. This time it was from the superintendent of schools. He wanted to meet with me the following Monday. I was to get a sub for the morning.


“What could he want?” I said out loud Sunday night.


“Maybe he wants to offer you the chairmanship of the English department,” Andy suggested, looking up from Latest Advancements in Equine Pharmacology.


“Wow, that’s definitely not what I want.”


“Why not?” He wrinkled his brow, no doubt trying to get the gist of what he had gone back to reading.


“Because it would take time away from my favorite pastime.”


“And what’s that?” he asked innocently without looking up.


I walked over to him. Dressed only in flannel lounging pants, I straddled his lap, pulling his tee-shirt off overhead as I did. I went straight for the brass ring, his nipples. I knew once there I could demand anything of him. I was right.


Chapter 18