Patrick Holt is lonely. A bad breakup with his boyfriend has left the forty-year-old ophthalmologist reluctant to get involved with another man. When his neighbor sets him up with her brother-in-law Eric, Patrick prepares himself for disappointment. But Patrick quickly finds himself surprised and charmed by Eric, and Eric, who’s had relationship problems of his own in the past, falls hard and fast for Patrick.<br><br>On the outside, Eric seems like a great guy: young and attractive with a promising job as an assistant manager at a Chicago hotel. But Eric has a dark side he and his family are hiding from Patrick. When the truth is finally revealed and Eric’s secrets are exposed, will Patrick be willing to go the distance with Eric? Or will he run as fast as he can from the new man in his life?

Baggage

Eric rolled over onto his side, turning his back to me. I wondered if he was a keeper or just a fuck buddy. Figuring only time would tell, I closed my eyes and fell asleep. 3


Eric and I started seeing each other pretty regularly after our first night together. We usually spent a few nights a week together at my house. At first, he continued to hide from Gary et al. next door by parking around the block, moving his Jeep to my driveway later after it was dark, and slipping out early the next morning. That ended after about two weeks when he ran into his brother one evening while he was at my house.


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