City planner Remy McIntosh is looking forward to spending the holidays with his lover, architect Lane Anders. For the past six months, he’s been planning the perfect getaway -- two weeks in a forest cabin at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains. Remy also has a special gift he can't wait to give Lane on Christmas Day: a wedding ring. But Remy's ex-wife changes her Christmas plans at the last minute, and asks him to take care of their eight-year-old son, Braeden. Remy loves spending time with his son, but balks at the idea of taking a child along on vacation. The main problem is that Braden has never met Lane, and doesn't know his father is gay. Lane is ready to take his relationship with Remy to the next level, and has a secret Christmas gift of his own. Having a young boy along will put a crimp in their plans, to be sure, but Lane wants to be a part of every aspect of Remy's life, and that includes Braden. How will Braden deal with meeting the "other man" in his father's life? What happens when Remy’s romantic holiday for two must also include his son?

Just the Three of Us

“One sugar, brown,” Remy said with a nod. “I know how you like it.”


Lane’s mouth curved into a leer, but before he could say anything colorful, he glanced at Braden and raised the mug to hide behind. All Remy got was a simple, “Thanks.”


Then Braden was tugging on Remy’s arm. “Come on, Dad. You said you’d make me bacon.”


“Mmm, bacon,” Lane murmured into his mug.


“Not you,” Braden snapped. “Me.”


“Hey, mister.” Remy glared at his son. “Don’t start that shit again. We went over this. You be nice or I’m calling your mom to come pick you up.”


Braden rolled his eyes. “Yeah, right. She’s going on a cruise.”


“And you don’t think she’d turn the ship around just to come back here and smack your smart ass?” Remy countered.


Chapter 28