Thirty-four year old Cannon Rake, a wedding photographer for the cyber company Wedding Peeks, is not getting along well with his boss Lori Banter. When she learns through the grapevine that he’s socializing with her nemesis Patrick from Always a Groomsman, Lori decides to terminate Cannon's employment.<br><br>What isn’t there to like about Patrick Brogan? He’s handsome, Spartan-like, and runs his own wedding consultant company, which just happens to compete with Lori’s cyber startup. After Cannon dates the stud, he learns the truth behind Lori’s hatred for Patrick.<br><br>When tempers become heated and kisses sinful, Cannon starts to fall for Patrick and his little brother Jesse, who suffers from autism. But will Cannon forever be a groomsman wanting to be the groom? Or is there a Mr. Right out there for him in a world full of so many Mr. Wrongs? And is that Mr. Right Patrick Brogan?

Always a Groomsman

Jesses wasn’t on Ridgemont Avenue, so I instructed Phil to head toward Oliver Park. Oliver had a boarding rink where kids could stay out late and play on their pennies. City cops were always patrolling the park, minimizing drug use, bullying, and whatever else unruly teenagers seemed to get themselves into. There were other streets, avenues, lanes, and ways that I had Phil drive down. Jesse wasn’t anywhere to be found, though.


Then I told Phil, “Head over to Charter.”


“Charter Square or Charter Avenue?”


“Charter Square,” I said. The square allowed kids of Jesse’s age to enter an under-aged bar where they could dance, drink sodas and power drinks, and be social.


Phil made a right on Beechner Lane, and I saw that the club was closed because the owners were on vacation.


I told the cabbie, “Head over to Walker Bridge.”


Chapter 38