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

“Oh,yes.That’s never been a problem.But I guess I’ve never introduced her to anyone,much less someone she already knew.”Silently Calvin added,‘someone she thought was straight.


Calvin swallowed and related the conversation as best he could recall.He hadno difficulty at all in remembering her final words.“So I pretended I had another call and hung up.”


“Brock,What we have—it is just the same.At least for me it is.”Calvin knew that was a loaded statement,but he just had to know.


Brock straddled the tree trunk to face Calvin fully.Calvin followed suit.


Brock leaned in and gave Calvin a gentle kiss on the lips.“Darlin’,you’ve turned my life upside down,inside out and back to front this past week.”


Was this a good or a bad thing?Calvin wondered.


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