Jay Anderson lives next door to the ruggedly handsome man of his dreams, detective Drake Hanover. He wishes their friendship could turn into more, but there's a problem -- Drake's ex-boyfriend, who has a habit of calling Drake after his breakups. After Drake once again caters to the whims of his ex, Jay about gives up hope Drake will ever see him as anything but the sweet, young twink next door.<br><br>Drake notices the sexy Jay -- who wouldn't? -- but the decade age difference between them and his needy ex keep him from thinking he could ever be more than Jay’s friend.<br><br>When his ex’s behavior gets to be too much even for Drake and the selfish man manages to hurt Jay, Drake realizes his feelings for Jay go far beyond friendship. Now if he could just convince Jay before Jay becomes his ex-neighbor.

Finally His

Drake nodded, smiling a little. “Yeah, and now it really is your scarf.”


“Yes, of course. Who else do I know who loves scarves? And who else do I know that loved thatscarf?”


“I don’t understand.” Jay shook his head. “Why? Why would you buy this for me?”


“Because you loved it and I wanted to make you smile,” Drake explained, though he had to wonder when the gift was going to make Jay smile. He didn’t look happy with the scarf at all.


“It’s-it’s really sweet. But I can’t accept it.” He pushed the box into Drake’s hand.


“Because, I know. I know how you really think, how you really feel about me,” Jay said, his words coming out in a rush, his cheeks flushed a bright pink. And his eyes glistened a little, like maybe he was going to cry.


Chapter 14