Evan Harper has been sleeping with Chuck Whistler for five months. They've kept it light, just friends with benefits. Unfortunately, Evan knows his feelings run deeper than he’s let on, and he doesn't want to pressure Chuck for more. He cools things off between them and hopes for the best.<br><br>Try as he might, however, Evan can't seem to put thoughts of the lead singer for Caesar’s Flame out of his mind, and things escalate when Chuck forces the issue. They have an argument, and Evan punches Chuck in the face.<br><br>The real problem is Evan hasn’t quite gotten over being betrayed and outed in high school, something that has tainted any relationship he might have had with anyone. But how can he explain that to Chuck? Especially when the man professes his love, in spite of a broken nose?

Let the Song Last Forever

As I sauntered along, I admitted to myself that it bothered me a lot more than I wanted it to when I saw Chuck with other men. At the same time, I knew I was being a hypocrite. How could I be jealous when I knew there was no hope of anything lasting? And that I shouldn’t want it? The heart had its own way of doing things, I supposed.


When I finally reached my two-bedroom house on Bell Lane, I saw a familiar SUV in front of the gate. What the hell was Chuck doing here? He’d driven me home in the past, but he’d never been inside. We’d typically spent our time together at his place. It was much nicer there, anyway.


I walked up to the tinted passenger window and knocked. It rolled down, and then I realized that the same guy Chuck had been snuggling up to at the store earlier in the day was sitting next to him.


I stepped back. “Chuck, what’s going on?”


“Hey, Evie, this is Brandt.” Why was he using his pet name for me in front of this guy?


Chapter 6