When Byron Randall -- in his mid-fifties, single and alone -- moves into a new condo complex, he meets another resident, fifty-five year old realtor Jonah Hyland -- also single since his breakup with his much younger lover. The two middle-aged men become friends, sharing common interests in gardening and hiking.<br><br>As their friendship deepens, each man wonders if he has found someone he could learn to care for. Then Jonah's ex reappears in his life, much to Byron's dismay. Will this end Byron and Jonah's budding romance? Or will they discover that, together, they can let go of loneliness?

Let Go of Loneliness

“Good guess. I am,” Jonah replied, shaking Tom’s hand, “and this is Byron.”


“Nice to meet you both.” He sat, as did the others, just as the waiter appeared. When they all ordered beers and the waiter left, Tom said, “It was an educated guess, Jonah, considering what Collin’s told me about you.”


Jonah chuckled. “Do I want to know?”


“It was all complimentary,” Collin protested. “Honest.”


“Well, mostly.” Tom grinned before turning his attention to Byron, asking what he did for a living.


Soon, the four men were chatting, as much as was possible given they were competing against the music and the voices of a hundred or more other males.


“We should dance,” Collin announced a while later.


“All four of us together?” Jonah laughed.


Collin grinned. “I’m not quite that kinky.”


“Almost though,” Tom said with a wink before he and Collin headed to the dance floor.


“Do you want to?” Jonah asked Byron.


Chapter 18