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 met his eyes in the mirror and tried to pretend I wasn’t affected by his gaze roaming all over my naked chest. “Shaving,” I said, from under the shaving foam. “What does it look like I’m doing?” I knocked the razor blade against the sink and then rinsed it in the pool of warm water.


“I see that, thank you. But why is there hair all over the floor?” He stepped in. “Oh, you cut your hair,” he said, eying me over.


“Don’t come in here or you’ll get that fancy suit of yours covered in hair.”


In the mirror, Jack’s eyes flashed at me. “So, you do like my new white suit.” He dusted my shoulders briskly. “You should have asked me to do the back of your head at least.” He caressed the nape of my hair. “It’s a little crooked here.”


“Yeah, well, it gets a little complicated.” I ran the faucet and started rinsing my face.


“Let me fix it,” Jack said, behind me. He slipped his snazzy white blazer off and hung it on the towel rack.


Chapter 7