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

He thought about going back indoors and turning on the air conditioning,but that was expensive,and he liked the soothing sound of the night insects.Remembering he had some citronella candles somewhere in the garden shed,he thought he’d light a few of them to keep the bugs at bay.With enough moonlight to see by,Brock walked down the garden path in his bare feet,slapping at the occasional mosquito bite.He’d always had the misfortune of being particularly attractive to the bugs.


Eventually finding the candles and a box of matches in the third place he looked,Brock exited the shed.


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