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

Getting into his truck,and having Calvin remind him,again,to fasten his seatbelt,Brock turned the key.On the fourth try the engine caught and they rolled down the drive.


“What’s this?”Calvin bent down and picked up Brock’s hardhat from the floorboards.


“Huh?I was rippin’out then layin’new tile.”


“Suppose.”Calvin put the hat on his own head.


Brock caught Calvin looking at his reflection in the passenger-side window.The man was such a goof.The hat sure didn’t go with Calvin’s dress shirt.


Chapter 21