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

Andy smiled. “That’s a great offer, Ben. The job, I mean. I have a good living situation right now.” As he gave me a knowing look, I wiped off my face the panicked expression that had appeared when it was suggested he and Eric might live together. “Let me think it over, but I’m pretty sure I’d like to take you up on that.”


We finished off the day with a hayride and a bonfire. The latter came complete with ghost stories and the arrival, on cue, of Eric dressed as the mummy. Another of the kids accompanied him from the barn dressed as a werewolf, amid screams and shrieks of fear from the crowd around the fire.


That night, while lying naked on the bed and applying liniment to each others’ backsides, Andy asked, “Whaddya think?”


“About your sexy butt?” I had thought a lot about his sexy butt, often wondering when it was going to be my turn.


“I know what you think about that,” he chuckled. “I meant Ben’s offer.”


Chapter 24