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

Jake looked deceptively calm leaning against the door with his ankles crossed and arms folded over his chest.


Brian leaned forward and spit before rinsing his mouth, ignoring the streaks of copper streaked white foam. He rinsed his mouth thoroughly a couple more times for good measure then splashed water over his reddened face to try and cool himself down.


His uncle had moved inside his bedroom and was pacing in front of his bed by the time Brian made his way in. Brian crossed his arms protectively but kept quiet, waiting for his uncle to acknowledge him. Eventually Jake came to a standstill and eyed him silently.


“You didn’t even give him a chance.” Brian said shakily and kept his gaze trained somewhere at Jake’s feet, too humiliated to look his uncle in the eye.


Chapter 62