Ted returns home after the death of his father to find his only inheritance is the contents of the garage. Dealing with family can sometimes be hard and unusually cruel, as his sister proves. But Ted soldiers on and runs into an old friend from his past. A sexy friend, too!<br><br>Enter Duncan.<br><br>Ted and Duncan were on the swim team together in their youth, and now, years later, they hit it off again. Duncan has his own business and offers to help Ted with the car. But will long hours spent together in the garage lead to more than either man bargains for?

And To My Son

“Well, I suppose you’re wondering why I’ve come,” Grandma said later, when we had ensconced her in the daddy chair in the living room. Both cats were as far across the room from Grandma as they could get, with their tails straight up and fluffed out. You could tell they wanted to hiss but were afraid to. Just like me.


“I’ve come for my piano, of course.”


Boom. The sound of that bomb dropping was echoed by my mouth. I think I squealed.


“What’s the matter with him?” Grandma asked Duncan, raising on eyebrow and jerking her head toward me.


“Nothing, dear. What were you saying about the piano?” Duncan’s face had gone pasty white. I almost grinned.


Grandma’s face started to twitch. “That boy—my own son, bastard that he is if I do say so myself, begged me to buy him a piano so he could learn to play it. He pleaded! Finally I gave in, went to the best music store in the city, and bought the damn thing.” She had tears in her eyes now


Chapter 9