Danny Masterson is finally getting a place all his own, and he couldn’t be more excited. Since college he’s lived with his best buddy Rob, but when Rob’s pregnant girlfriend moved in, Danny knew it was time to move out. His new apartment has all the amenities, and the sexy neighbor living downstairs named Kyle only sweetens the deal.<br><br>But a heat wave hits when Rob helps Danny move in, and the apartment’s A/C isn’t working right. Maintenance won’t come out because Danny isn’t listed as a tenant yet, so he’s stuck sweating it out over the long, Fourth of July weekend.<br><br>Kyle invites Danny to stay downstairs in his apartment in air conditioned bliss, but he has a pretty roommate named Nadia who may or may not be his girlfriend. Danny thinks Kyle might be interested in him, but so far Kyle hasn’t said or done anything to move things forward between them. Will things ever heat up between them? Or is Danny going to end up getting burned?

Heat Wave: Richmond

“Hey yourself.” His gaze flickers past me into the cab. “This your buddy?”


Leaning back, I hook a thumb over at Rob. “Yeah. Rob and I go way back. We met in college. Freshman year we got assigned as roommates and I’ve been living with his fat ass ever since.”


Beside me, Rob says, “Hey! You never complained about my ass before.”


Kyle laughs and reaches into the cab, arm stretching in front of me to shake Rob’s. “Nice to meet you. I’m Kyle. I live—”


“Downstairs,” Rob answers. “I heard. Your place looks bigger than Danny’s?”


He’s fishing about Nadia, I know, trying to be slick about it, but Rob’s as subtle as a Mack truck. Unbuckling my seatbelt, I pull the key from the ignition and open the door, just enough to pop the lock and make Kyle take a step back. “Can we maybe talk after we unload the truck?” I ask. “It’s supposed to get real hot today, and I have to have this back by three.”


Chapter 8