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

Everyone just needed to leave him the fuck alone and let him deal with this goddamn shit storm on his own. The city was flying past him as he stared out the window, the streets still bustling, even at 3:30 in the morning. He absently rearranged his sitting position, trying to find a more comfortable position. Turns out, there wasn’t one.


Matt was next to him, and he could feel his eyes boring into him. He appreciated his brother’s restraint at not reaching out and just letting him be, but the heavy silence in the car was deafening everyone. Coach was quietly speaking to Jake in the front in hushed tones and he just wanted to bolt out of the car, away from everyone as soon as he could.


Chapter 87