Twin brothers Brian and Matt Walker went to live with their mother’s brother after the death of their parents at an early age. Brian is still wracked with the guilt he carries around from a young age and sees the world through a distorted lens of self-loathing. When he meets a sexy and interested college-aged guy at the beginning of his senior year of high school, he may have finally found someone who can help him escape his mundane existence.<br><br>Matt has his life all planned out -- he longs for a solid career in journalism after graduating college. But his tenuous hold on family life threatens his dreams of independence, as does the attentions of a closeted new transfer to their school.<br><br>Can Matt pull away enough from his family to come into his own? And will Brian finally get to grips with his past and allow his twin to chase his own happiness?

Twice the Hands to Hold

“Why do you just get to decide, though?” Matt asked.


“Because I’m the oldest. Tell him Jakey.”


Matt tried hard not to get annoyed at times like these. Brian was older by a mere seventeen minutes, but it might as well have been three years according to his brother. He looked at his uncle


“I already see where this is going,” Jake said. “And the answer is no. I actually need my car this Friday.”


Matt deflated. But this was still a curious turn of events. “Why?” Matt asked.


Both he and Brian leveled their uncle with a stare.


“What? I’m allowed.” Jake challenged them with a stare in return. He lowered his eyes, poked a piece of chicken, and lifted it to his plate.


Chapter 6