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

Jack climbed in and shut the door. As he settled into his seat, his woody cologne filled the air and affected me, though I tried not to show it.


In the bar window, Reggie’s sign went off.


The silence between Jack and I was thick with expectations I wasn’t sure I could fulfill anymore.


I was inexperienced. What was Jack into? What world would he open up to me?


“I live a few streets away,” Jack said quietly. “Just off Ontario Street.” He then named his street.


I knew it well. I’d lived in this neighborhood all my life, just off the train tracks. “Do you share your place with somebody?” I asked, slowly driving off. I glanced over at him.


Jack’s eyes were fixed to the street and his profile was a little tense. Was he having seconds thoughts about taking me home? “No,” he said. “I live alone. Why?”


Then I noticed his hand was on the door handle. He was anxious. I wanted to make him feel safe, but didn’t know how. I turned the radio on.


Chapter 37