Fiction critic Micah Berk makes a point to spend as much time as possible with neighbor and pianist Tuck Martini. During twenty days of a particularly hot August on the shores of Lake Erie, the two men fall head over heels in love.<br><br>A year later and life has unexpectedly changed for Micah. He meets and falls hard for Carl Bascoe, an irresistible and dark-haired carpenter. Carl is witty, romantic, and the sweetest guy along the lake.<br><br>What happens when events from Micah’s past mix with those in his present? What will Micah do when various ties between his twenty days with Tuck and his current days with Carl begin to unravel? Will Micah finally experience the true meaning of endless love?

20 Days of Tuck

Love blinds us from the dangerous and unperceivable accidents of the world.


There were ex-boyfriends Carl told me about; three that I distinctly remember—Charlie Foster was a mechanic. Carl clicked a few buttons on his cellphone and a young man who looked like me appeared on its screen. Charlie was a little bit older than me, thirty-three of -four, with scruff on his cheeks and chin, but he was still handsome. Carl told me, “Charlie couldn’t stay faithful. Never. The guy was always in some other guy’s pants. The first time I learned that he cheated on me was forgiven. The two other times thereafter made me look like a complete fool. Charlie was addicted to sex, and other men, I realized. He wanted sex all the time, and anywhere. I kind of felt bad for him and thought he needed some psychological help.”


Chapter 22