A chance encounter on the streets of San Francisco changes the lives of Matt, a successful businessman from Boston, and T.J., a young homeless man forced to live on the street.<br><br>Though from two very different backgrounds, both men seek the same thing: love, companionship, and a sense of belonging. Matt is already in a relationship but it hasn’t been going anywhere for years, and T.J. has his own relationship demons, too.<br><br>Will their differences prove greater than their similarities, or will they find a way to work through their doubts and hesitations to find a second chance at love?

Second Chances

“Would you have dinner with me tonight?” I could tell by the look on his face he was as surprised by my question as I was fearful of his answer. Would I be able to stop what I put in motion—but more importantly would I want it to end?


“Look, Matt, it’s a nice gesture on your part. I appreciate the offer, and I would like to say yes. But unless you want to eat out here on the street with me, I think I’m going to have to pass on the invite.”


“Do you have to ask?” He looked down at himself. “Look at me. I’m dirty, and my clothes are old and torn. Besides”—he slipped his nose under his sweatshirt—”I smell.” He looked at me and smiled again, perhaps to hide his own distaste of the situation he found himself in. “No one is going to welcome me into their restaurant like this, and I don’t blame them.” He paused as if wanting to say more. Instead, he crushed his cigarette out on the pavement and sat there without another word.


Chapter 3