Kenny Culpepper is a spin instructor at a local gym, but he used to be a bike courier, too. Truth is, he’s still recovering from the time his former roommate, Biff Tremonte, viciously attacked him and threw him out of their apartment for being gay. Only his close friends Damien and Les helped him survive and gave him a place to stay.<br><br>Now that Damien has moved in with his boyfriend in the duplex upstairs, Kenny has more time to himself than he knows what to do with. Then he receives a letter that changes his life.<br><br>Cypher Tremonte, Biff's younger brother, has contacted Kenny in the hopes of making things right. Turns out, he was also a victim of Biff's fists. The meeting between them is tentative and painful, but they find an unexpected connection that might even turn into love.

Heavy Metal Bicycle Blues

“You’ve been busy,” I offered as I poured myself some coffee.


“Yeah,” he replied, blushing a little. “I didn’t know how much you ate before doing that workout, but I wanted to give you options, as well as say thank you for all you did for me yesterday.”


I waved away his gratitude and sat at the table with my steaming brew. “No need, and it was my pleasure. I think I’ll have some oatmeal for now. I’ll eat something more substantial later.”


Once he was done cooking, Cypher and I had breakfast together. Then I got ready to go to work


“I’ll be checking out the area some more today,” he said. “Hopefully I’ll hear back from the center soon. I can stretch my stay out for two weeks, but after that, I either have to move on or find something else to do to bolster my savings.”


Chapter 8