Aaron Jones quits his job as an IT tech and decides to tour the east coast of the U.S. before flying home to Britain. But hitching rides isn’t easy, especially when there’s a heat wave going on. Standing on the side of the road, thumb extended and bottle of water empty, Aaron starts to despair. Seeing a cute guy trying to hitch a ride, trucker Ben Knight picks him up before the cops do. Aaron is relieved to be out of the heat, but gratitude almost instantly heats up into something more potent when he gets a look at his rescuer -- a handsome, mature bear. Ben cannot believe anyone as incredible as Aaron could be interested in an overweight guy with too many miles on the clock. What happens when they finally reach Newark and the heat between Ben and Aaron rivals that outside?

Heat Wave: Newark

Aaron went in back and Ben could hear him searching. He seemed to be there a long time.


“I don’t have that many books to choose from,” Ben eventually called out. “There’s the latest Lee Child. Haven’t listened to that yet.”


Aaron came back from behind the curtain, packet of CDs in one hand, plastic piss bottle in the other. “Is this what I think it is?”


Ben glanced to his right. “Yep, that’s an audiobook.”


“Sarky sod. I meant this bottle. Do you use it to pee in?”


“Yeah, when I’m behind schedule and I don’t want to stop for a bathroom break.” Ben could almost hear the wheels turning in Aaron’s kinky mind. “And, no, I’m not going to show you.”


Ben wondered what Aaron was offering to hold, but didn’t want to know. “No.”


Chapter 16