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

“Can I spend the night here?” he asked.


I shook my head. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”


“Good because I’m not offering sex.”


My dick, however, had a mind of its own and made its presence known yet again. I turned away from Eric so he didn’t notice, and he sighed.


“Patrick, come on. Don’t be like this with me. Not tonight.”


“Okay,” I said, throwing up my hands. “Stay the night. I don’t care. You know where the guest room is. We’ll talk in the morning.”


And with that, I headed upstairs and back to bed. While I was climbing back beneath the covers, I heard Eric’s footsteps on the staircase and in the hall. He stopped outside of my closed bedroom door for a few seconds before walking to the guest room down the hall and closing the door behind him.


I don’t think Eric and I had ever spent the night together at my house and slept in separate rooms…until now. I forced myself not to go to him. I wasn’t going to fall for the booty call.


Chapter 43