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

Tim stayed silent.The bastard knew exactly how to get Calvin talking.


“Well…there’s this contractor who’s really struggling to find work,so I—”.


“Oh,shit!You’ve found another lost puppy.”


“What?No.Like I said,Brock’s just a contractor.”


“And he’s struggling to find work,so you thought you’d do your white knight thing.”


Calvin found himself squirming.“It’s not that bad.This place needs work before I put it on the market.”


“And the recession has hit pretty hard here.”Calvin recalled all the boarded-up storefronts in town.


“Your needle stuck on that word,is it?”


Tim sighed.“This Brock guy wouldn’t happen to be handsome would he?”


“I don’t think he’s your type.”


“I’m a happily married heterosexual man.Guys aren’t my type.”


“You once said you would jump the fence for Bruce Springsteen.”


Tim laughed.“The Boss is the only exception to my straightness.And Cal,stop trying to evade the question.”


Chapter 11