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

Heaving a gusty sigh, I stood, put away my belongings, grabbed some snacks, and made my way to the front desk to do the other part of my fun job at the gym.


“Why the long face?” Damien asked as we had lunch together on a bench behind the fitness center. It was located in the middle of a small park.


“No reason,” I hedged, chewing on my second burger. I burned a lot of calories doing the spin classes, so I was starving.


“Don’t lie to me, buddy. Something’s up. Spill it,” he replied, poking my ankle with his foot.


“Really, it’s not a big deal. I’m just…confused about…” I stopped and shook my head, then took another big bite of my burger.


“How’s it going with the temporary roomie?” he asked, trying a different tack, I supposed.


“Oh, it’s fine. He has an interview this afternoon for a job at the LGBT center. He’s likely to get it.”


“And that’s a bad thing?” Damien asked, his brow furrowed.


Chapter 9