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 flew to the front door and yanked it open. The sun was rising. The sky was already pink. “Get out.”


“Wait, hold on, I know it sounds bad, but—”


“Who do you think I am, man?” Jack cringed and shook his head. “No, I’m not gonna give you the satisfaction. Not gonna make a scene. Just leave. Go see your friend.”


“What’s you deal?” I didn’t have to take this shit from him. I didn’t even know him. He knew nothing of my life. He could pretend to be offended all he wanted to, but we both knew he’d gotten exactly what he’d wanted tonight and I wasn’t the first or last guy to give it to him. “Look, I don’t need your little drama show here.” I grabbed my keys from off the coffee table.


“What did you just say?” This time, Jack’s face turned white.


I tried to ignore the hurt in his eyes and walked past him and out the door. “Sorry,” I mumbled, hurrying down the front stairs.


Chapter 41