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

“He called me yesterday,” Matt said, trying to be helpful. “He wanted my advice on something. I arranged to meet him this morning,” he said, guilt evident in his voice, “but he never showed.”


Mrs. Sterling placed her palms onto the couch and squeezed the cushions, tensing her shoulders and pushing her frame even tighter. When she looked up at him again her eyes were shiny. “Did you know?”


“That Sterling finally intended to tell his father about himself.”


Matt sat staring at her in disbelief as realization dawned. Blood escaped his head and dizziness took control. “He did what?”


“He told us last night he’d met someone who’d given him the courage to finally accept himself. And that he is tired.”


Matt’s snapped his mouth shut. He looked at this woman who was exposed to the bone before him and couldn’t form a coherent thought to comfort her.


Chapter 67