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

I sat on one of the benches for the longest time until someone sat down beside me and placed his right hand on my left thigh. At first, I didn’t know who the hand belonged to, but a familiar voice spoke.


“Why did I think I would find you here, Paul?”


“The question is why are you looking for me?” I asked him, enjoying his hand on my thigh.


Both of us looked up at the stars, but we couldn’t tell Jupiter from the North Star. A light wind kicked up and grazed our faces, blowing eastward.


“I’ve been looking for you for the past hour, if you want to know the truth. You’re hard to find.”


I thought of my shitty dinner date with Dugan Brae, rolled my eyes in the dark, and replied, “Sometimes I like to be found. It’s the hunt men perform for me that I enjoy most.”


“Well, I don’t mind looking for you.”


“Why did you want to look for me, Matthew?”


“Because I went to see Dr. Olivia Bain this afternoon.”


How could I be surprised? “And how did it go?”


Chapter 20