Easy-going Sebastien divides his time between working as a cleaning technician, caring for his widowed father, and running off to the park for soccer practice. Coasting through his existence, he's convinced he doesn't have much going for him.<br><br>That isn’t what his best friend Jack thinks. Quick-witted and passionate, Jack is fascinated by art and history, but the greatest book or painting could never compare to how he feels when he's alone with Sebastien.<br><br>In the last five years, Seb and Jack have shared everything, sometimes even a bed. Yet though their chemistry is smoking hot, Sebastien keeps Jack at a safe distance. But when the two move in together to lower their living expenses, that distance gets smaller and smaller, until Sebastien and Jack are standing so close, they can't see what's right in front of their eyes ... the love of their life.

Auguries of Summer

I squinted at the light pouring through my curtain-less bedroom window. There was music playing somewhere in the apartment. It was a band Jack loved: VNV Nation. This group played industrial but melodious music Jack enjoyed forcingon me during our many evenings of drinking and talking—or as Jack liked to call those nights, “Aristotle’s hours”.


I climbed off the mattress and dug around for a fresh pair of boxer shorts in the open suitcase which still served as my closet. I slipped my favorite shorts on and walked out of the room, heading for the living room, where I knew I’d find Jack up and dressed, not a hair out of place, drinking his morning organic green tea and probably organizing his books.


I stepped through the living room threshold and smiled to myself.


Chapter 5