At thirty-four, English professor Paul Avery cannot see himself as a father. In fact, he thinks children are little beasts. To his surprise, he meets two men with sons during the month of May and his negative view about children begins to unexpectedly change. Enter Matthew Hildebrand, one of Paul’s students at Castling College. Matthew is twenty-two and the father of Aiden, a six-year-old adorable little child. Soon Paul is befriended by the father and son team. Then Paul meets handsome and professional architect, Dugan Brae, who is thirty-five and the father of seven-year-old Colby, a gifted little boy. After much convincing, Paul agrees to go on a date with Dugan, and surprisingly, the two hit it off. Plus, Paul finds Colby irresistible, creating a fresh friendship with the child. As May turns into June, Paul is pulled in different directions by both Matthew and Dugan. And in due time, Paul must make a decision. With whom does he fall in love? Either one gains him a son, creating an instant family. Through the daily trials and tribulations of dating, babysitting, and just having a good time, will Paul find the man of his dreams and become a happy father in the process?

Daddy Business

Between classes, exasperated because of the many calls, I learned that Dugan had left three voice messages for me. None of which were decipherable. It sounded as if it paper had been crumpled into a ball during one of the messages. The second message sounded like a rift. And the third one resembled dead air. To no avail, I deleted all the messages, chalked it up as Dugan not knowing what he had done, just as some people butt dialed their friends by accident, and ignored the situation.


True as the angels in heaven, Dugan wasn’t about to give up his game, whatever his annoying amusement detailed. On my drive home, I received yet another call from him. This time I decided to take it, ready to blast him with some choice words about phone etiquette. But just as I said, “Hello,” into my cellphone, the line went dead, leaving me listening to silence.


Chapter 15