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

The western clothing store Calvin found seemed to have everything.Brock could even forget they were in New York,not Texas.Okay,they had more sparkly shirts with fringe type dealies on them that no genuine cowboy would be seen dead wearing,but there was plenty of the real stuff,too.But the prices!Brock put back a pair of stonewashed Wranglers.


Calvin took the jeans back off the rack and held them against Brock’s legs.“Stop it,”he admonished.“My treat,remember.Do you like them?”


“And I bet your ass would look purty damn fine in‘em,”Calvin whispered.


Brock felt himself blush.Damn his fair complexion.He’d had the same thought.


To his credit,Junior only chose a couple of items.Calvin looked at Brock,who nodded.


“That’s a good start,Junior,”Calvin said,“but what about boots?And wehaven’t visited the hat department yet.”


Junior—who saw Brock nod—said,“You sure,Dad?”


“If Calvin says it’s okay,then it’s okay.”


Chapter 44