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

Matt breathed deeply, taking in the sights and sounds that was distinctly Norma Triangle. Somehow, although they hadn’t been walking too far they’d ended up in Boys’ Town. He enjoyed the sight of the rainbow crosswalk that had been approved just in time by the WeHo City Council for the month of pride. He gleefully stepped on red then orange then yellow stripes. He turned to look at his friends and was again overcome with affection for them as his Lexie seemed completely at ease with the gays spilling around them, and Martin looking lost in whatever it was that had him scowling so fiercely that he didn’t even notice all the guys cruising the only straight guy in a five-mile radius.


Soaking up some Boys’ Town was always a highlight for Matt. As he surveyed the culture and vibrancy of the WeHo nightlife assaulting their senses, he was again thankful for his upbringing in liberal America.


Chapter 12