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

“It’s perfect, thanks.” Oliver blew on the cup, inhaling the aromatic steam. “We kind of had a moment on Friday,” Oliver continued. “Brian was upset about something. He’d been crying?” Oliver said the last bit as though he was phrasing a question, unsure of what he was saying himself.


“I remember Brian came home with red eyes,” Matt said.


“We had a talk after he calmed down. Seemed like…we were going to give something between us a shot.” Oliver ducked his head and blew on the coffee again.


Matt raised his eyebrows. This was news to him. He didn’t know there had been a real possibility with Brian and Oliver. He shook his head. It was typical Brian, though, expecting him to share everything with him but keeping things from him in return. He stole a glance at Oliver, who was crimsoning across from him so bad Matt wanted to check if he was in need of CPR. Poor guy. He was hook, line and sinker for Brian. It was almost painful to watch.


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