Drew Hunt

Calvin Hamilton reluctantly returns to his home town of Parrish Creek, Texas, to sell his parents' house. Finding the place in need of repair he hires John "Brock" Brockwell to renovate the house before putting it on the market. Brock bares a passing resemblance to Gary Cooper, especially as he often wears western clothing. Calvin has always had a weakness for cowboys.<br><br>Time has reversed the two men's fortunes. In high school Brock was the big man on campus, his popularity allowing him to hide his true nature. Calvin was a nerd, bullied by most of the jocks for being perceived as gay. Now Calvin is a successful New York advertising executive, and Brock is a divorced father with a teenage son who faces financial ruin, unable to pay his late father's hospital bills.<br><br>Can Calvin put past bitterness behind him and help the cowboy with whom he is rapidly falling in love? Will the deeply closeted Brock be able to admit he has feelings for Calvin? Or will pride, fear, distance, and the past prevent them from building a future together?

Calvin's Cowboy

Calvin laughed.The fucking fag laughed.Brock wasn’t standing for that.He broke free of Calvin’s grasp,raised his fist,and threw a punch that didn’t connect.The world spun.Next thing he knew he was face down on the ground.“Fuck!”


Brock heard the gravel crunch next to him.


’Course he wasn’t fuckin’all right,but no way was he going to tell Calvinthat.“Help me up.”


“So long as you promise not to throw any more punches.I’d hate to put you down again.”


“Fuck off.I just over-balanced is all.”


“Because you’re drunk off your ass.”


Calvin helped him up.God,everything hurt.


Brock stuck it back on his head,trying to recapture what he could of his dignity.


“Come on,let’s get you home so I can get back to bed.”


They started across the parking lot again,Brock not resisting Calvin’s gripon his shoulder.


“Bet you used to dream of getting me into bed when we were in high school.”


Chapter 4