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

Brock sighed.It was too fuckin’warm,but he couldn’t afford to switch on the window AC units.


So take off the sweatshirt,dumbass!the voice in his head told him.


Reluctantly Brock raised the hem of the garment and pulled it over his head.Immediately he felt cooler,as what air there was drifting through the house caressed his naked chest.Folding Calvin’s sweatshirt over the back of a kitchen chair,Brock eyed the pile of dirty dishes with distaste,but knew he couldn’t put off the unpleasant chore any longer.


Turning on the faucet,Brock waited until the water started to run hot.Adding dish soap,he began to scale the mountain.


The phone in the hallway rang.Fearing it would be the hospital’s debt collectors,Brock paused,hands still in the sudsy water.


Or maybe it’s Calvin,the annoying voice announced.


Brock dried his hands and went to get the phone before the answering machine had a chance to kick in.


“Dad!”Junior said before Brock could speak.


“Hey,Champ.You having a good time?”


Chapter 12