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

“Pull through for me,” he said. 12: Sunday


Matt woke up feeling just slightly better than death warmed up. He’d at least managed to sleep a few hours straight through, waking up with Brian’s arm cradling him each time. He’d stretched, feeling his tired muscles give way, then listened to Brian’s breathing and allowed it to lull him back to sleep.


He’d finally woken up alone in Brian’s bed as the sun was coming up, to the sound of the shower running again. Every time Brian showered he stayed in there until the water ran cold and then waited for it to warm up again before taking another scalding-hot shower. When he emerged from the steam-filled bathroom, his skin always seemed to look red and raw from the heat and obvious scrubbing he had given it. If it was his brother’s way of dealing, neither him nor his uncle was going to say anything about it.


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