Why are Jax and his best buddy Auggie having so many problems with their unfaithful boyfriends? What are they doing wrong, and how do they keep men around without their lives going topsy-turvy?<br><br>When Jax, a professional therapist, and Auggie, a high school English teacher, decide to dump their boyfriends, they become breakup buddies for each other. Who needs boyfriends or lovers when you have a breakup buddy, right? This is what they both believe until Jax meets Corky, a sexy locksmith, and Auggie crushes on his teaching intern, Tyler. What happens is a summer of fun-filled sexual adventures, deceit, and the dramatics of dating life.<br><br>No longer breakup buddies, both men have a decision to make: to fall in love with their boyfriends, or stay single forever. Will they find happiness or heartache by summer’s end?

The Breakup Buddy

In doing so, Judy said, “Don’t you worry about me, young man. No one should ever have to worry about me.”


I simply nodded, still felt acidy-sick in my stomach, and attempted a fake smile to please her, although I really couldn’t pull it off. Thereafter, Judy slammed the car door closed, walked up to the Tudor that Nora and I had grown up in, and vanished behind its walnut-colored door.


“Safe,” I whispered, knowing it was my turn to say such a thing, but not really understanding why exactly. And then I pulled away from that haunting house and my mother, having every intention of finding Jim at The Strange, allowing him an hour or just slightly more time inside his favorite bookstore to do what he wanted and needed to do. Afterward, I would drive him home, returning to the city, its sky-reaching buildings, and the sane reality that encompassed my life—my own little orb of safety and hidden graves. Peacefulness with fiancé.


Chapter 38