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

“It’s so nice to meet you, Mrs. Sterling.”


“Thank you,” she said. Matt noted she didn’t return the introduction as her eyes quickly scanned him from the feet up.


“Your father has been calling for you. He’s in his study.”


“I was just heading out,” Matt said and started gathering his things. “You have a really beautiful home Mrs. Sterling.”


“Thank you,” she said again, as though she’d been fielding compliments the whole day. James helped Matt collect his things and place them into his bag.


Before turning around, Mrs. Sterling looked at Matt again and said, “It was nice to meet you, too, Matt. I hope to see you around here again.” Before he could reply she was down the path again, navigating the cracks in the concrete as she walked away. James let out a breath as soon as his mother disappeared and started for the entrance, too.


Chapter 19