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

Swallowing,Junior said,“I can make new ones here.Maggie said she was gonna take me to a party next week and introduce me.I think she likes me and wants to show me off.”


Brock smiled and shook his head at his son’s confidence.But hadn’t he been like that at his age?The moment Junior had met Tim and Felicity’s daughter,Maggie,Junior had turned on the charm.The girl—maybe a year older than Junior—had admitted she liked cowboys.Immediately Brock had detected a deepening in Junior’s Texan drawl.


Taking a sip of coffee,which he discovered had gone cold,Brock said,“Would mean a new school.”


“I’m moving up to high school this year anyway,so it’d be a new school whatever we did.So this would be a good time to transfer.”


“I guess.”Taking a bite of the bagel,he chewed—it wasn’t as bad as he feared—Brock swallowed,then asked,“What do you think about moving?”


“I want whatever will make you happy.”


Brock had to swallow again.What did he do to get such a fuckin’amazin’son?


Chapter 45