When hair stylist Jai Hathaway decided to open his own salon, he knew he would sacrifice some of his personal time to run the business. But long hours working late have him feeling lonely, and he just doesn't seem to connect with the few men he dates. His business partner Kiki suggests what he needs is to find a different type of guy, someone who isn't in the salon business, but not only does Jai not know how to find a guy like that, he isn't even sure where to look.<br><br>On a particularly cold morning in January, the salon's hot water goes out and Jai scrambles to find a plumber on short notice. Enter Duane Schneider, sexy and confident, and interested in getting more than just Jai's hot water boiling. But he's so outside Jai's comfort zone that, at first, the stylist isn't sure how to react. When it becomes obvious Duane wants to continue things outside of business hours, though, Jai agrees to a date, if only to see where the evening might lead.<br><br>Is Kiki right when she said Jai needed to find someone different? Or will Duane turn out to be just his style after all?

Just My Style

Propping his arms on the table, he holds his head in his hands and sighs. “Kiki—”


He looks at her from between his arms. “What?”


Without turning away from the color she’s mixing, she shakes her head. “You know what your problem is?”


“You’re going after the wrong guys,” Kiki tells him. “You can’t find someone because you don’t like anyone you’ve dated more than once. Sometimes it doesn’t even last that long.”


Jai covers his face with his hands. “That’s a bit harsh. I liked what’s his face. Eric.”


“Until he left to cut hair at Marlow,” Kiki says. “Then you were all, OMG can you believehim? What a fucking dick!”


“Well, he was,” Jai mumbles. “And you know what? He wasn’t all that great a stylist, either. So really, good riddance. Let Marlow have him. The ass.”


Chapter 6