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

We’d been talking a little more each day, Chuck and I. It was our way of starting from scratch and taking our time toward something new. I explained more about what had happened in high school and the meeting I had with Zakk. Chuck talked about the fact that he’d never ever thought he’d meet someone he’d want to spend his life with. He’d been jaded by the example of his mother who’d raised him. She’d gone from man to man, dragging him along with her.


I shared the reason why I didn’t drive, and he told me groupie stories I hadn’t heard before. Man, the lengths some folks will go to in order to sleep with a rock star!


What we were building between us, now that we’d cleared the air, felt comfortable and real. I still wore my glasses all the time, and I kept my hair short. For now, anyway.


Chapter 13