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

“I don’t want you going out tonight. Just send Adam a text. Tell him off and forget about him.” Matt lowered his head and tried to catch his brother’s eyes. “Stay with me.”


Brian pulled his hand back and moved his gaze to somewhere near his bedroom door as the flight instinct kicked in. “That’s not gonna be enough this time, Matt. I need to deal with my problems. I won’t be long,” he said. Brian swallowed audibly, walking the small distance to the door and leaning against it. “I need to do this. I have things to say to him.”


“He isn’t worth your time.” Matt was being stubborn, for once not giving in to his brother


“I know he isn’t,” Brian said. He blew air through his teeth and continued staring at the ground. “But I’m not doing this for him. I just…” His brother looked him dead in the eye. “I need to do this for me. Otherwise, it’ll be like I never got closure. Don’t know why, but I let him into my head. And I don’t want him there anymore.”


Chapter 76