Giving up his life as a rent boy for his lover William Matheson is the easiest decision Theo Bascopolis has ever made. This smart, handsome man wants him in spite of his past and promises to love him forever. But that past has left Theo riddled with insecurities, which have a tendency to turn up when he’s at his most vulnerable. Case in point: things seem to fall apart when Wills goes on an extended assignment and the number of times he contacts Theo is precisely zero. Theo might be willing to believe work is getting in the way, but then a message he receives appears to confirm another betrayal. Well, his heart may be broken, but he’s not dumb enough to hang around waiting for it to get shattered. He leaves town determined to have nothing more to do with Wills. Wills returns home after an exhausting assignment only to find Theo gone with no explanation. It doesn’t take him long to piece together what’s happened and determine a plan of action. Wills is a man of his word who keeps his promises, and he has no intention of letting the best man he’s ever found walk away from him. But having been betrayed once, is Theo willing to trust his lover not to break his heart again?

Foolish Me

“Maybe you can answer that, White Bread.”


He scowled at Tim. “If Theo didn’t care about you so much, Reddy, I’d have no problem…” There was a minute pause. “…hating your guts,” he finished smoothly. “Call me Matheson. Call me Wills or William. But call me White Bread one more time, and by the time I’m done with you, you’ll be singing soprano.”


“Yeah.” They were ready to square off against each other.


No, Wills definitely didn’t look ridiculous.


“Stop it, the two of you.” I jumped to my feet and crossed the kitchen to my lover. I’d think about what Vincent had said later, when we were home. “I’m crying because I’m happy you didn’t cheat on me.” I put my arms around him and hugged him tight. “I love you, Wills,” I whispered in his ear.


“Theo.” His arms went around me. “Then it wasn’t a dream?”


“No. I…” I kissed the right corner of his mouth. “…love…” I kissed the left corner. “…you.” I kissed his mouth and sighed into it as he opened for me.


Chapter 71