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

Goddamn Felix. Felix turned green the moment he noticed Brian and looked like he wanted to bolt, but swallowed down puke instead. Good, that would make it easier. He didn’t even acknowledge the guy, just threw his books down on the desk, and waited for him to get up. Felix took a second to catch up before he got the message and bolted.


Oliver surveyed the whole scene with quiet humor. Brian settled into the chair and kicked his feet out from under the desk. “Shut up,” he said eventually when Oliver didn’t say anything.


Oliver kept his eyes focused on the front, but relaxed back into his chair.


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