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

As she rubs his hair dry, she asks, “So hey, you still want to switch with me?”


Jai pushes the towel out of his face so he can look at her. “Why?” he asks, suspicious. “You said you didn’t want to work Saturday.”


“Hello? No hot water,” Kiki says. “If you work tomorrow, then that’s your problem to deal with. You might want to call the stylists tonight and have them reschedule their early clients, then spend the rest of the morning trying to find a good plumber. Unless you think you can fix it yourself?”


Jai groans as he pulls the towel down over his eyes. “Where do you even find a plumber?” he asks.


“I don’t know, Google?” Kiki gives him a sweet smile. “Have fun.” 6


Chapter 8