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

“So it may as well be later, then, since it doesn’t matter when you find out.”


Matt shook his head and chuckled. He didn’t have anything to say to that.


James looked at him sideways before saying, “Not used to someone using your fine logic against you?” James mocked him humorously, his eyes dancing.


“I just really hate surprises,” Matt mumbled and stared out the window.


He let James’ rich belly laugh wash over him and settled back happily, reveling in having James’ attention. A comfortable silence stretched between them, with the soothing background noise of rock music from the radio filling the air. “We got a few amazing action shots of you in the pool.”


James craned his neck to check his blind spot before doing a lane change and taking the opportunity to study Matt’s face for a moment.


“Did we now? You have fun studying each of them?”


Chapter 21