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

Brian’s interest was piqued by the evasive answer. He took in his uncle’s eased expression at the change of topic and softly bumped his foot against Jake’s ankle. “If you think I’m grateful for the change of subject, you’re right. Now talk.”


Matt sipped on his sangria, still amazed in the difference of the guy that sat opposite him from the one he’d met previously. James had become far more talkative and animated after the dip in the pool and was answering questions with less wariness. It also presented Matt with all the opportunity he could want to learn as much about him as he wanted, which was everything. When James would laugh at something, he had a tendency to tilt his head back to let a humorous chuckle escape, and all Matt could do was stare at his bobbing Adam’s apple. “Why did you make our school work so hard to get you?”


Chapter 18