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

To break the awkwardness, I thought it best to take the kid to one of the city’s most exciting and adventurous places. On the outskirts of the city, heading south and into Washington County, sat Mazeworld. Mazeworld covered seventy-two acres of mazes inside woods, walls built from bales of hay, bull rope, and wooden planks. Eight mazes with various levels of difficulty could occupy us for two hours or more. And once we were done there, I drove him to Landendale’s Ice Cream Shop where we sat across from each other at a round table and licked away double-dipped-chocolate ice cream cones with extra sprinkles.


“You kiss my dad, don’t you?” Colby asked, his face covered in chocolate ice cream.


I didn’t lie, but could have. What was the point? “Only when he wants me to.”


Chapter 28