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 shrugged,seeming to neither agree nor disagree with Calvin.“Well anyway,we gave Junior the choice of who he wanted to live with.”


“And he chose you.”Calvin got a lump in his throat.


“Yeah.”Brock smiled.“Me and him’s always been real close.”


“And Mary Ann didn’t object to you having custody?”


“Nope.”Brock sighed.“Many divorced men hate their ex-wives.I still get on well with mine.”


Calvin turned to look at Brock.He felt the car veer to the right,so returned his eyes to the road.


“I couldn’t love her like she needed…”Calvin heard Brock swallow,“deserved.”


Calvin winced at Brock’s choice of words.


“Really?”Calvin risked another glance at Brock.“And they’re both okay with it?”


Brock went on to say that his ex had re-married,and had a new family.Each year Junior visited his other family during the summer break.


Chapter 30